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 Noor Wazwaz | Jul 22, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA — Terrorist suspect Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi said in court Wednesday that he has “a very disturbed relationship” with his military lawyers and does not want the Pentagon-assigned team to represent him at his pretrial hearing. “Regrettably...
by Matt Yurus | Jul 22, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, asked a judge on July 22 for new legal representation. Published in conjunction...
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...
