Guantanamo prosecutors charge Iraqi with unlawful war tactics By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - An Iraqi prisoner identified as a senior al Qaeda commander has been charged in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal with firing on a medical evacuation helicopter and using unlawful tactics to wage war on U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan. The U.S. military made the charges against Abd al Hadi public in a statement as it prepared ...
June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
United States scales back plans for Guantanamo prosecutions By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - - Far fewer prisoners will be tried in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals than the Obama administration originally planned after a recent court ruling cast doubt on the viability of some charges, the chief prosecutor for the tribunals told Reuters. U.S. President Barack Obama's Guantanamo Review Task Force had said 36 detainees ...
June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Pentagon planning Guantanamo trial - Tue, 11 Jun 2013 PST GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – U.S. military prosecutors announced plans Monday to add another case to the docket of the war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo amid efforts by President ...
June 11, 2013 - The Spokesman-Review
Sam Brownback in FOXNews If the holding facility at Guantanamo Bay is closed, a new facility should be built, designed specifically to handle detainees,Brownback said in a statement.