by Taylor Hall | Aug 6, 2015 | Politics
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Even though all of the top Republican hopefuls will share a stage for the first time Thursday night, GOP strategist Karl Rove insisted before a packed house in Cleveland Wednesday that “this is not a debate.” With a crowd of donors filling a 200-seat...
by Taylor Hall | Jul 24, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — It has been more than 3,000 days since alleged al-Qaida commander Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi was transferred to the U.S. military’s detention facility here. And new complications this week have further tangled the web of his already...
by Taylor Hall | Jul 24, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Normalization of relations between the U.S. and Cuba will not immediately impact the American naval base at Guantanamo, officials said this week. In other words, for now, it’s business as usual. Cuban flags were hoisted Monday...
by Taylor Hall | Jul 22, 2015 | National Security, Topics
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, CUBA– Military court hearings ground to an indefinite halt Wednesday after an Iraqi prisoner accused of war crimes petitioned for a new lawyer, citing conflict of interest issues. At the start of Wednesday’s proceedings, the...
by Taylor Hall | Jul 20, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA – It has been eight years and three months since alleged senior al-Qaida commander Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi arrived at Guantanamo Bay. Now much-anticipated hearings related to his alleged war crimes charges have been delayed two more days. Lt. Col....
