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. Navy taking closer look at hazing of gay dog handler, other personnel, in Bahrain for Iraq warANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy is reviewing how it handled the case of a gay sailor abused by fellow servicemen in Bahrain for two years until he sought a discharge by coming out to his commanding officer, a military spokesman said 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. Lawyer: inquiry into Iraqi’s death must decide if UK authorized harsh interrogationsLONDON — British officials may have condoned the harsh and abusive interrogation techniques that led to the death of a prisoner in the army’s custody, lawyers representing the man’s family alleged Monday. 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. British government lawyer: Military’s reputation stained by abuse of civilians in IraqLONDON — A British government lawyer acknowledged Monday that the reputation of the country’s military has been tarnished by the abuse of civilians in southern Iraq — actions that resulted in the death in custody of a hotel worker. Marine faces more than 30 years for allegedly faking injuries to get wounded-warrior freebiesSABILLASVILLE, Md. — On a sultry day in July 2008, Marine Sgt. David W. Budwah strode in his battle fatigues to the front of a picnic pavilion to tell three dozen young boys what he did during the war. Long-distance wedding, 1950s law leave Marine’s Japanese widow and infant in immigration limboMARYVILLE, Tenn. — Hotaru Ferschke just wants to raise her 8-month-old son in his grandparents’ Tennessee home, surrounded by photos and memories of the father he’ll never meet: a Marine who died in combat a month after marrying her from thousands of miles away. Israel rejects call for independent inquiry into Gaza war, says its military probes are enoughJERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday rejected U.N. calls to open an independent inquiry into its conduct during last winter’s Gaza Strip military offensive and said it would launch a diplomatic offensive to block any attempt to bring its soldiers before an international war crimes tribunal. Obama administration: Granting Bagram detainees access to courts would endanger Afghan missionWASHINGTON — The Obama administration argued late Monday that allowing terrorism detainees in Afghanistan to file lawsuits in U.S. courts challenging their detention would endanger the military mission in that country. US military’s highest court to hear appeals of 2 Abu Ghraib defendants in OctoberHAGERSTOWN, Md. — The U.S. military’s highest court has scheduled oral arguments next month on two appeals stemming from the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. New Pentagon program gives Afghan detainees held by military the right to challenge detentionWASHINGTON — The Pentagon has begun putting into place a new program under which hundreds of prisoners being held by the military in Afghanistan will be given the right to challenge their detentions, a defense official said Sunday. Civilian contractor killed in shooting on US base near Iraqi city of TikritBAGHDAD — A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said. US starting new system for Afghan detainees to challenge their detentionWASHINGTON — The Pentagon has begun putting into place a new program under which hundreds of prisoners being held by the military in Afghanistan will be given the right to challenge their detentions, a defense official said Sunday. Pentagon lawyer hedges on January deadline for closing Guantanamo Bay prisonWASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s top lawyer on Thursday said the Obama administration remains committed to closing the Guantanamo Bay prison by early next year but stopped short of assuring it will happen. Pentagon lawyer says Obama administration is ‘committed’ to closing terror prison by Jan. 22WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s top lawyer says the Obama administration remains committed to closing the Guantanamo Bay prison early next year but is stopping short of assuring it will happen. Report: Uncertain fate in courts for any new law allowing gays to serve openly in militaryWASHINGTON — Conflicting Supreme Court rulings on homosexual rights make it difficult to predict whether any new laws protecting gays who want to serve openly in the military would be upheld, a congressional report concludes. Police: Rocket hits Afghan capital, killing 3 family members sleeping in houseKABUL — Police say a rocket has hit a house in Afghanistan’s capital, killing three family members as they slept. US-German rift emerges in wake of Afghan strike on fuel tankers that killed civiliansKABUL — An airstrike by U.S. fighter jets that appears to have killed Afghan civilians could turn into a major dispute for NATO allies Germany and the United States, with tensions rising over Germany’s role in ordering the attack. Feds play global cat-and-mouse game with smugglers of weapons and equipment bound for IranWASHINGTON — The arrest of a reputed arms dealer known as “The Field Marshal” is the latest success in a global cat-and-mouse game between federal agents and a network of shadowy business figures trying to smuggle weapons and equipment to Iran from the country most determined to stop them: the United States. Former Army soldier gets 5 life sentences in Ky. for rape, murders in IraqPADUCAH, Ky. — A former soldier received five consecutive life sentences Friday for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the slaying of three of her family members. Gordon Brown: Troops needed in Afghanistan to keep Britain safeLONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended Britain’s military presence in Afghanistan on Friday — a major policy speech that came as a defense aide quit over the mission’s strategy and a soldier was court-martialed for refusing to return to the war-torn country. Russian Supreme Court orders further probe into killing of reporter Anna PolitkovskayaMOSCOW — Russia’s Supreme Court changed the rules Thursday for the investigation into Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya’s killing, giving her family a glimmer of hope for justice and testing President Dmitry Medvedev’s commitment to judicial reform. Lawyers: Ex-Air Force nurse charged with killing 3 patients may have had psychiatric issuesSAN ANTONIO — Attorneys for a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients have hinted that they may try to show he suffered from mental illness when the case goes to trial. Afghanistan president accuses US envoy of poking too muchAfghan president clashes with US envoy KABUL — President Hamid Karzai angrily accused the U.S. of pushing for a runoff in the Afghan presidential election during a heated meeting with the special envoy to the region, officials familiar with the encounter said Friday. Afghan lawmaker says US helicopter firing on medical clinic violates Islamic, intl lawKABUL — The U.S. military’s decision to use a helicopter gunship to fire on a medical clinic where an injured Taliban commander had bunkered was a violation of Islamic and international law, a parliamentarian representing the region said Friday. Ky. military contractor accused of threatening witnesses amid investigation of faulty repairsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A military contractor under investigation on allegations he overbilled and did faulty repair work on Navy and Army aircraft has been charged with threatening to kill witnesses in the case, according to a complaint unsealed Thursday. Australian High Court rules military tribunal illegal, throwing 171 cases into doubtCANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s highest court ruled Wednesday that the country’s military justice system is unconstitutional because its judges are not independent of the military command — throwing into doubt 171 cases judged in the past two years. US military judge in 9/11 case at Guantanamo denies defense request to see secret CIA prisonsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lawyers for a Guantanamo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attack do not need to visit secret CIA prisons where he was once held since the sites have likely changed and are no longer relevant, a military judge ruled. Ex-Vietnam Lt. Calley says he’s ‘very sorry’ for 1968 massacre in My LaiCOLUMBUS, Ga. — Speaking in a soft, sometimes labored voice, the only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 slayings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small group near the military base where he was court-martialed. |
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