Guantanamo prisoner who held up Obama photo at hearing now says US president has gone ‘astray’GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A Guantanamo prisoner who held up a photo of President Barack Obama as a sign of hope at a war crimes court hearing last year said Wednesday he has lost faith that the American leader will be much different than his predecessor. Alleged plotters at Guantanamo praise 9/11 attack as ‘noble victory,’ call Obama a liarGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Alleged terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed calls the Sept. 11 attack a “noble victory” and President Barack Obama a liar in a letter released by the military’s war crimes court Tuesday. Military judge grants US request for 60-day delay in Sept. 11 trial for more gov’t reviewGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A military judge agreed Monday to another delay in the war crimes trial of five Guantanamo prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks to give U.S. officials more time to decide how to try them. Admitted mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks due back in Guantanamo court as trial faces new delayGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Alleged terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was expected to make what could be his last court appearance at this military base as he responds Monday to an attempt to delay his war crimes trial. Alleged harsh treatment in Afghanistan now haunts prosecution efforts at GuantanamoGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba —U.S. military prosecutors allege that Ahmed al-Darbi has met with Osama bin Laden, trained at an al-Qaida terrorist camp, and plotted to blow up a ship in the Strait of Hormuz or off Yemen. Families of Sept. 11 victims urge Obama to reverse order on closing Guantanamo prisonGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Families of people killed in the Sept. 11 terror attack on the U.S. urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to reverse his order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. Reference to harsh treatment prompts censor to cut down at Guantanamo hearing in Sept. 11 caseGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A reference to harsh treatment at CIA prisons brought out Guantanamo’s censors Thursday as an official of the war crimes court abruptly cut the sound to prevent spectators from hearing classified information. Guantanamo pretrial hearing in Sept. 11 case stalls when defendants refuse to attend courtGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A pretrial hearing in the Sept. 11 war crimes trial was delayed Thursday when none of the five defendants agreed to attend. Canadian at Guantanamo reaffirms decision to fire US military lawyers, citing lack of trustGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A Canadian charged with war crimes reaffirmed on Wednesday his decision to fire his military lawyers, saying he doesn’t trust them after an internal dispute over legal strategy. At Guantanamo, detainees say upgrades under Obama do little to ease despairGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — As visiting journalists walked by, two of the inmates held up sketch pads on which they had scribbled “We need freedom.” One of them shouted: “Is Obama communist or democrat?” Canadian detainee asks to dismiss US military defense attorneys after witnessing infightingGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A Canadian detainee rejected his U.S. military attorneys Monday at the first session of the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals called under President Barack Obama, complicating his high-profile case and the administration’s timeline for closing the prison. Finish trials at Guantanamo by January? Not possible, officials say, amid new legal skirmishGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A session of the Guantanamo war crimes court that began Sunday will likely show the difficulties President Barack Obama faces in changing the system and closing the prison by January. |
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