AP Sources: Obama administration seeks delay in military commission trials of Gitmo detainees

September 26th, 2009 3 Gitmo prisoners transferred to Ireland, YemenWASHINGTON — With the closing of the Guantanamo Bay prison by a January deadline in doubt, the Justice Department Saturday announced the transfer of three detainees to the governments of Yemen and Ireland. Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, a Yemen native, was returned to his homeland after being imprisoned for seven years.

September 16th, 2009 AP sources: Delay sought in Guantanamo trialsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking another two-month delay in a handful of key military commission trials of terrorism detainees, as two key senators said Wednesday they no longer believe Guantanamo Bay inmates will be transferred to Kansas. The previous delay granted in six commission cases ends Thursday.

September 16th, 2009 Delay sought in Guantanamo trialsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking another two-month delay in a handful of key military commission trials of terrorism detainees, as two key senators said Wednesday they no longer believe Guantanamo Bay inmates will be transferred to Kansas. The previous delay granted in six commission cases ends Thursday.

August 29th, 2009 Two Gitmo detainees sent to PortugalWASHINGTON — Justice Department officials said Friday that two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal. United States officials announced the transfer without naming the detainees.

August 28th, 2009 2 Gitmo detainees sent to PortugalWASHINGTON — Two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal. The Justice Department announced the transfer without naming the detainees.

August 3rd, 2009 AP sources: Gitmo cases to US prosecutorsWASHINGTON — Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation's capital, Virginia and New York City, officials told The Associated Press on Monday. The Justice Department's strategy of holding trials in East Coast cities could be a sharp departure from a Pentagon plan to hold all Guantanamo-related civilian and military trials in the Midwest.

August 3rd, 2009 AP sources: Gitmo cases referred to US prosecutorsWASHINGTON — Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation's capital, Virginia and New York City, officials told The Associated Press on Monday. The Justice Department's strategy of holding trials in East Coast cities could be a sharp departure from a Pentagon plan to hold all Guantanamo-related civilian and military trials in the Midwest.

August 3rd, 2009 Dozens of Gitmo cases referred to US prosecutorsWASHINGTON — Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation's capital, Virginia and New York City, officials told The Associated Press on Monday as a second strategy for trying the detainees emerged within the Obama administration. The Justice Department's strategy of holding trials in East Coast cities could be a sharp departure from a Pentagon plan to hold all Guantanamo-related civilian and military trials in the Midwest.

July 21st, 2009 AP sources: Gov't delays terror policy reportsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday pushed back its own deadline for devising new anti-terrorism policies. The decision had been expected, as presidentially appointed task forces have failed to meet a six-month schedule for making policy recommendations on how terror suspects should be interrogated, held in custody or handed over to other countries.

June 17th, 2009 AG Holder: 50 or more Gitmo trials possibleWASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday there may be 50 or more trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees as the Obama administration works to shut the detention center by early next year. Holder discussed the plan before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the senior Republican called him "too silent" on terrorism while a second GOP lawmaker said he was on the right track in handling detainees.

June 6th, 2009 Report: US weighs guilty pleas in some 9/11 casesWASHINGTON — A plan under consideration by the Obama administration would permit Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees facing the death penalty to plead guilty without a full trial, it has been reported. This option would principally be aimed at a group of detainees accused of planning the Sept.

May 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will continue to use military tribunals to put suspected terrorists on trial, The New York Times reported Friday. Obama will retain the military commissions first established for terrorism trials by his predecessor, president George W.

May 2nd, 2009 Officials: Gitmo court system likely to stay openWASHINGTON — The Obama administration may revamp and restart the Bush-era military trial system for suspected terrorists as it struggles to determine the fate of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and fulfill a pledge to close the prison by January. The move would further delay terrorism trials and, coupled with recent comments by U.S.

April 22nd, 2009 Senator McConnell blasts plan to close GuantanamoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Barack Obama came under fire Tuesday for including $80 million to close Guantanamo in a massive funding request to fight America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The $83.4 billion request to Congress was submitted on April 9, when lawmakers were on break over the Easter holidays.

March 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The five detainees at Guantanamo Bay charged with planning the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have filed a document with the military commission at the United States naval base there expressing pride at their accomplishment and accepting full responsibility for the killing of nearly 3,000 people.