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Puerto Rico police rescue 181 animals

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:38:05 +0000

Police say they rescued 181 dogs, cats and birds from a farm in southern Puerto Rico where they were found sick and undernourished in dirty cages.

UN official says Gitmo trials unfair

AP — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:44:10 +0000

U.S. prosecution of terror suspects at its Guantanamo Bay detention facility fall short of international standards for fair trials, a U.N. rights official said Monday.

Judge sees no reason to delay Guantanamo trial

AP — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:54:08 +0000

A judge has denied a defense motion to postpone the trial of former Osama bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan, a spokesman for the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals said...

Canadian judge criticizes Guantanamo tactics

AP — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:56:43 +0000

A Canadian judge said in a ruling Wednesday that the U.S. military’s treatment of a teenage detainee at Guantanamo Bay violated international laws against...

Gitmo commander won't meet prisoners

AP — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:11:44 +0000

The new Guantanamo Bay detention center commander, who was at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, when hijackers crashed a jetliner into the building, won’t be meeting with his prisoners _ who include the attack’s confessed...

Report: Gitmo detainee wants 2nd chance

AP — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:46:18 +0000

An alleged former child soldier and Guantanamo detainee facing life in prison says he hopes to become a doctor and live a normal life in Canada, a news report said...

Lawyer seeks clearance for 9/11 defendant

AP — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:53:56 +0000

A military attorney for one of the Sept. 11 defendants at Guantanamo Bay predicted on Tuesday the Pakistani would at best see only a sliver of classified evidence and would be convicted in what amounts to “a top secret...

Attorney seeks clearance for 9/11 defendant

AP — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:31:56 +0000

Start of Guantanamo trials in doubt

AP — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:25:48 +0000

The imminent start of war-crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay was thrown into doubt Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled that detainees have constitutional rights and can appeal to civilian...

Lawyer for bin Laden driver wants charges dismissed

AP — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:58:57 +0000

Osama bin Laden’s former driver may not go on trial this summer at Guantanamo after all. The military lawyer for Salim Hamdan says the Supreme Court ruling on the rights of Guantanamo prisoners is likely to at least delay the Yemeni’s...