Judge denies Kuwaiti's request for Gitmo release more than 7 years after he filed suitSeptember 1st, 2009 Judge denies Kuwaiti's request for Gitmo releaseWASHINGTON — A judge ruled that evidence suggests a Kuwaiti man held at Guantanamo Bay was part of terrorist forces, even though in a bid for freedom he claimed to be an Islamic studies teacher who didn't associate with extremists. Fawzi al-Odah, 32, sued for his release from the terrorist detention facility in Cuba more than seven years ago, making his the longest pending case claiming unlawful detention at Guantanamo Bay.
US military judge in 9/11 case at Guantanamo denies defense request to see secret CIA prisonsAugust 26th, 2009 Gitmo judge bars defense from 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.
Judge orders release of Guantanamo Bay detainee with family ties to bin LadenAugust 21st, 2009 Detainee with ties to bin Laden ordered releasedWASHINGTON — A Yemeni man's family ties to Osama bin Laden and admission that he met with the terrorist mastermind in the weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks are not enough to continue holding him at Guantanamo Bay, a judge wrote in an order released Friday.
NY trial of Guantanamo detainee delayed 2 weeks because 2010 date too near 9/11 anniversaryJuly 22nd, 2009 Guantanamo trial moved away from 9/11 anniversaryNEW YORK — The 2010 trial for a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa has been moved further from the anniversary of the Sept.
Canadian at Guantanamo reaffirms decision to fire US military lawyers, citing lack of trustJuly 15th, 2009 Canadian at Gitmo: No military lawyers wantedGUANTANAMO 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. The judge in the case at the Guantanamo jail for terrorism suspects agreed to appoint two new civilian lawyers for Omar Khadr, who declined an offer of a new attorney from the Pentagon.
Judge says US case against Guantanamo detainee makes no sense, orders him freedJune 23rd, 2009 Judge orders Guantanamo detainee freedWASHINGTON — The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed certain proof that Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak was part of al-Qaida. A closer look at his video, though, showed he was actually being tortured by al-Qaida.
Judge orders Guantanamo detainee freed, saying US case doesn't hold upJune 22nd, 2009 Judge orders Gitmo detainee freedWASHINGTON — The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed certain proof that Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak was part of al-Qaida. A closer look at his video, though, showed he was actually being tortured by al-Qaida.
Guantanamo prisoner on prolonged hunger strike released, returns to Saudi ArabiaJune 13th, 2009 Hunger striking Guantanamo prisoner releasedSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Guantanamo prisoner who had been on continual hunger strike for almost four years has been released. The Justice Department says Ahmed Zuhair and two other detainees have been sent home to Saudi Arabia, where they will be subject to judicial review before entering a government-run "rehabilitation" program.
France confirms it will take Algerian held by US for 7 years at GuantanamoMay 6th, 2009 France says it will take Algerian from GuantanamoPARIS — France says it will take in an Algerian who has been held prisoner by the United States at Guantanamo Bay for the past seven years. Lakhdar Boumediene was arrested along with five other Algerians in 2001 in Bosnia, suspected in a bomb attack plot against the U.S.
Judge orders Dennis Rodman to pay $225K to Vegas casino employee who accused him of assaultApril 28th, 2009 Judge orders Rodman to pay Vegas casino employeeLAS VEGAS — A federal judge in Las Vegas has ordered former NBA star Dennis Rodman to pay a former casino employee $225,000 for grabbing and humiliating her at work in March 2006. A lawyer for 28-year-old Sara Ure says Rodman never responded to the civil lawsuit filed against him in November 2007.
US urges EU to receive Guantanamo detaineesApril 4th, 2009 BRUSSELS - The US has urged the European Union (EU) to take over some of the detainees who would be freed from its Guantanamo Bay facility, officials said. Information on each of such detainees would be provided, US officials said.
Five GITMO detainees say they planned 9/11March 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.
US lawyer urges freedom for Guantanamo detaineeFebruary 11th, 2009 LONDON - A British resident held at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has been on hunger strike since Jan 5 and should be freed immediately to avoid insanity or death, his lawyer said in London Wednesday. Lieutenant Colonel Yvonne Bradley, the US military lawyer representing Binyam Mohamed, told a news conference in London: 'Mohamed will leave Guantanamo Bay two ways if people don't act.
Pakistan welcomes closure of Guantanamo detention centreJanuary 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Saturday welcomed the US administration's decision to close down the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. 'Pakistan is confident that the new US administration will develop a holistic strategy in successfully overcoming the complex challenges confronting the world today,' the Pakistani foreign office said in a statement.
Obama orders Guantanamo closureJanuary 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Thursday signed an executive order to close the Guantanamo prison within one year.
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