by Hayat Norimine | Nov 20, 2014 | National Security, Topics
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — After a decade at the US Naval base, five Guantanamo Bay detainees left their jail cells to board a C-17 Air Force plane bound for new soil on Thursday. The men are being transferred to Slovakia and Georgia, reducing the count of detainees in...
by Merrill D'Arezzo | Nov 19, 2014 | National Security
Some interesting tidbits I’ve learned so far.
by Hayat Norimine | Nov 19, 2014 | National Security
Follow @medillonthehill, @HayatNorimine and #HadiCase for immediate updates on Guantanamo Bay travels and the case. Day 4: Shoots and free time With court wrapping up early, more free time for us to explore areas of Guantanamo Bay that have been on our list since...
by Merrill D'Arezzo | Nov 19, 2014 | National Security
GUANTANAMO BAY — What started as a pretrial hearing to consider the use of female guards for alleged senior al-Qaida member Abd al Hadi al Iraqi quickly derailed and saw the defense demanding and winning more time. Hadi al Iraqi has been a detainee at Guantanamo...
by Merrill D'Arezzo | Nov 18, 2014 | National Security, Politics
Day 2 in Guantanamo Bay.
by Merrill D'Arezzo | Nov 18, 2014 | National Security
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — Accused senior al Qaida leader, Hadi al Iraqi got his day in court Monday, as pre-trial hearings got under way in the case of The United States of America v. Abd al Hadi al Iraqi. Sitting in a courtroom, 1,393 miles north of the equator,...
