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Detainee on trial said boss left Gitmo

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:19 +0000

A Moroccan prisoner released from Guantanamo in 2004 was Osama bin Laden’s top bodyguard, according to testimony Thursday in the war crimes trial of another alleged...

FBI agents testify at Guantanamo war crimes trial

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:32:47 +0000

A captured driver for Osama bin Laden did not fully cooperate with efforts to find the terrorist leader, FBI agents said Thursday, countering defense claims that he provided valuable...

Correction: Guantanamo tribunal story

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:10:29 +0000

In a July 22 story about the war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, The Associated Press, based on a statement by the prosecutor, erroneously described witness Ali Soufan as an FBI agent. Soufan is a former FBI...

Video prompts Canadian soul-searching

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:29:45 +0000

Video footage of a young Canadian detainee being interrogated at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay has sparked a fierce debate among Canadians who worry whether the case is hurting their country’s...

Guantanamo prisoners reportedly not told of rights

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:23:00 +0000

A former FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any rights because the military prison is dedicated to intelligence gathering, not law...

Gitmo trial begins for bin Laden's driver

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:22:41 +0000

The judge in the first American war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence on Monday that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden’s driver, ruling he was subjected to “highly coercive” conditions in...

Coerced evidence barred at Gitmo trial

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:50:28 +0000

The judge at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial has barred evidence obtained by interrogators under “highly coercive” conditions in Afghanistan.

Mukasey: Congress should set rules for detainees

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:11:17 +0000

Attorney General Michael Mukasey wants Congress to figure out how to give Guantanamo Bay terror detainees their day in U.S. civilian courts.

Plea deal unlikely before Gitmo war crimes trial

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:38:40 +0000

A last-minute plea deal could halt the first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay on Monday, but military lawyers and observers say that appears extremely unlikely at this late...

Military prepares for war crimes trial at Gitmo

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:12:29 +0000

A jury of military officers is traveling to Guantanamo Bay this weekend as part of final preparations for the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II.