by Mallory Hughes | Jul 22, 2015 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — The man who landed a gyrocopter on the U.S. Capitol grounds this spring as a protest against the influence of money in politics appeared in federal court on Wednesday, rejecting yet another plea deal because it would have involved jail time. The...
by Noor Wazwaz | Jul 22, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, 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 the pretrial hearing....
by Matt Yurus | Jul 22, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
Terrorist suspect Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi told a military court in Guantanamo Bay he no longer wished to be represented by two Marine lawyers — one of them had also defended another Gitmo detainee. Published in conjunction with
by Ezra Kaplan | Jul 22, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
An Iraqi man alleged to be a senior member of al-Qaida is scheduled to appear in court Monday at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he will face terrorism charges. Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, 54, considered a “high value” detainee, is accused of...
by Siyao Long | Jul 22, 2015 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — After 73 years, Pvt. Arthur Kelder, of McHenry, Ill, who died in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines during the WWII, is finally home. “I feel like a lot of weight has been lifted off my back,” said Douglas Kelder, Pvt.Kelder’s nephew and primary...
by Ezra Kaplan | Jul 22, 2015 | GITMO, National Security
The pre-trial hearing for Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, accused of conspiring in the murders of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Published in conjunction...
