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4 weeks ago
US politics

C.I.A. Violently Cut Off 9/11 Suspect When He Tried to Talk About Attacks

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed confessed to planning the 9/11 attacks during questioning.
CIA punished Mohammed for discussing 9/11 attacks instead of focusing on Al Qaeda's future plans.
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4 weeks ago
US politics

C.I.A. Violently Cut Off 9/11 Suspect When He Tried to Talk About Attacks

CIA interrogators used physical punishment to deter prisoner from discussing 9/11 attacks during questioning.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was subjected to waterboarding 183 times in March 2003 under the mistaken belief of an imminent nuclear attack in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US politics

Long-Serving Prosecutor Quits Sept. 11 Case at Guantanamo Bay

One of the longest-serving prosecutors in the Sept. 11, 2001, case is stepping down due to the pressure of repeated trips to Guantanamo Bay on him and his family.
The prosecutor's departure suggests that the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other prisoners accused of conspiring in the 9/11 attacks will be further delayed.
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
US politics

Bali Bombing Conspirators Get 5 More Years at Guantanamo Bay

Two prisoners convicted in the 2002 Bali bombing have been sentenced to 23 years in confinement at Guantanamo Bay, but could be freed by 2029.
They have been held by the US since 2003 and were tortured in CIA black site prisons before pleading guilty to war crimes charges last week.
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
US news

Families Head to Guantanamo Bay Seeking Justice in Bali Bombing Case

Relatives of victims of the 2002 Bali bombings are heading to Guantanamo Bay to represent the dead in the trial of two men involved in the attack.
The bombings killed tourists and workers from 22 nations, including Megan Heffernan, who was born and raised in Alaska.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Richard Kammen was a defense attorney at Guantanamo Bay. Now he's written a novel

Author Interviews Attorney Richard Kammen once represented a suspected terrorist at Guantanamo Bay.Now he's written a novel partly inspired by his work.Copyright 2023 NPR.All rights reserved.Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

US transfers two brothers detained in Guantanamo Bay to Pakistan

The US transferred two brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to Pakistan, the Defense Department announced Thursday, part of the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to close the prison facility.Abdul Rabbani and Mohammed Rabbani were held as detainees in the US' decadeslong war against terror for operating safe houses used by al Qaeda members, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

US transfers alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia

The US transferred an alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Department announced Wednesday, part of the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to close the prison facility.Ghassan Al Sharbi, a 48-year-old Saudi native who has been held in detention at Guantanamo Bay for 20 years, was sent to Saudi Arabia after a review board determined he no longer needed to be held to protect against a continuing significant threat to the national security of the United States, the Defense Department said.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Chicago-area contractor Mark Frerichs freed by Taliban in swap, family says

The family of a U.S. veteran and civilian contractor Mark Frerichs, held more than 2 years in Afghanistan by Taliban, said on Monday that he has been freed by the Taliban.
www.cnn.com
8 years ago
Health

New Year's resolution of a former terrorist: redemption

Forty-one former terrorists have been released from prison since 2006, the Congressional Research Service says Former al Qaeda member Abu Hurriya says he wants to lend his expertise to help counteract ISIS' online propaganda Here are the New Year's resolutions of a former al Qaeda terrorist who was recently released from prison: Lose 20 pounds, go to the gym more, and seek redemption and forgiveness for recruiting thousands of people into violent extremism.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Rebekah Vardy 'hid evidence' ahead of trial, Rooney's lawyer claims - follow live

It comes after Wayne Rooney told court he was asked to speak to Jamie Vardy to 'calm down' wife
Rebekah Vardy tells court she did not leak stories about Coleen Rooney
Washington Post
2 years ago
Berlin

Catalan family drama 'Alcarras' wins Berlin's Golden Bear

BERLIN - The Catalan family drama "Alcarràs" won the Golden Bear award for best movie at the Berlin International Film Festival on Wednesday.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

Insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Bush Accidentally Condemns "Brutal Invasion of Iraq" When Talking About Ukraine

While speaking to an audience at his presidential library on Wednesday, former President George W. Bush accidentally condemned his 2003 invasion of Iraq while attempting to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Truthout
2 years ago
Left-wing politics

Cruz Spent Confirmation Hearing Grilling Ketanji Brown Jackson on Antiracist Children's Books

During Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) questioned the Supreme Court nominee over her views on critical race theory - including whether she thinks that babies are taught to be racist.
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