Judge blasts prosecutors’ ‘glacial-like speed’ at Khadr’s pretrial
David Akin, Canwest News Service
GUANTANAMO NAVAL STATION, Cuba - Canadian Omar Khadr was among the first group of Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged with war crimes only because his case was “sexy” and senior U.S. administration officials believed charging Khadr would help whip up support for the controversial [...]
By Carol Rosenberg | Miami Herald
GUANTANAMO BAY NAY BASE, Cuba — One general testified about another general at the war court Wednesday, describing a Pentagon official fast-tracking trials here as “abusive, bullying, unprofessional.”
Moreover, in testimony, Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Zanetti, deputy prison camps commander, described the approach employed earlier this year by his counterpart, Air [...]
There’s a lot of media talk about USA versus China in the Olympic Games this year. Many are likening the rivalry to a new Cold War (albeit a sporting one), with China taking the place of Russia.
Others are saying that due to the political differences between the two countries, this is spilling over into the [...]
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Hearings opened Wednesday for two of the youngest detainees held at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an observer with Amnesty International said.
Canadian Omar Khadr and Afghan national Mohammed Jawad were both teenagers when they were arrested in Afghanistan and eventually sent to Guantanamo Bay. Their separate hearings began around [...]
by Dina Temple-Raston
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All Things Considered, August 13, 2008 · Until last month, Aafia Siddiqui had been the most wanted woman in the world.
The FBI accused her of being an al-Qaida operative, a fixer for the terrorist organization in the U.S. Now she sits in a [...]
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