Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

A soldier walks past concertina wire surrounding the outside of Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Delta at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.

Are the 9/11 trials at Guantanamo still about 9/11?

Justice

As the pre-trial resumed Monday, the proceeding has almost become a forum to debate how America deals with what the Bush administration called “enhanced interrogation techniques” — what most authorities now call “torture.”

Here’s a new way to track the tastes of the young and tech-savvy

Global Scan
Vladimir Putin as a strong voice on the front lines of the pro-bullying movement.

How far will Putin go in Ukraine?

Global Scan
Memorial for Daniel Pearl

A colleague and friend works to finish slain journalist Daniel Pearl’s story

Conflict & Justice

Artist draws America’s most wanted at Gitmo

Global Politics

Chaos, controversy mark latest military commission hearings in Guantanamo

Global Politics

The alleged plotters behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks were back in court this week, but quickly the hearings became less about the accused and more about the court itself. Some unknown entity censored the court’s audio broadcast, which infuriated the defense and the judge, who ordered it not happen again.

Despite differences, Guantanamo prison out-of-sight, if not mind, in presidential election

Global Politics

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have divergent views on Guantanamo Bay — at least based on statements made years ago. In the current election cycles, neither man has really talked about the future he sees for the prison. But whoever is elected will be faced with precedent-setting cases in short order.

The 9/11 Trial: Dispute Over Monitoring Defendants Continues

The revelation two weeks ago that an external monitor was remotely censoring the courtroom feed at the trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other defendants continues to reverberate here at Guantanamo. […]

More Glitches at Trial of September 11th Suspects at Guantanamo

Conflict & Justice

The special tribunal in Guantanamo trying five suspects in the 9/11 attacks resumed Tuesday. It was suspended Monday over defense attorneys complaints about possible infractions of client confidentiality.

Confusion Reigns at 9/11 Suspects’ Hearing This Week

Global Politics

The pre-trial hearings in the military commission of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants stalled midway through the week here at “Camp Justice,” in the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba […]