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Ryan J. Reilly

Military Finally Declassifies Motion On Gitmo Detainees' Thoughts

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan J. Reilly | Posted 04.24.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military has finally declassified a year-old legal motion by lawyers for Guantanamo detainees that sought to declassify their c...

Ryan J. Reilly

Obama's Guantanamo Is Never Going To Close, So Everyone Might As Well Get Comfortable

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan J. Reilly | Posted 02.21.2013 | Politics

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- In late January, shortly after President Barack Obama began his second term, Navy Cmdr. Walter Ruiz stood inside an...

Defense Lawyers Want Access to Secret Gitmo Prison Camp

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 03.31.2013 | World
Daphne Eviatar

Should defense lawyers in the September 11 terrorism case be allowed to visit the secret camp where their clients are imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay? And if so, how much access to the prison is enough?

Secrecy Continues to Dominate 9/11 Hearings

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 03.30.2013 | World
Daphne Eviatar

It was another chaotic day at the Guantanamo military commissions. When Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's lawyer started talking this afternoon about his request for information pertaining to his client's case, someone -- it's not clear who -- hit the censor button.

Let's Be Honest About Broken Promises on Gitmo

Amy J. Sennett | Posted 10.16.2012 | Politics
Amy J. Sennett

Whatever your feelings about Obama's failure to navigate the political backlash from his efforts to close GuantƔnamo, the illegitimacy of these continued detentions undermines America's national security in the same way that it did during the campaign four years ago.

9/11 Trial Censorship Could Hide Torture, Classified Info

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 12.14.2012 | World

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A U.S. military judge is considering broad security rules for the war crimes tribunal of five Guantanamo priso...

Guantanamo 9/11 Hearings Delayed Because Of Storm

AP | Posted 08.22.2012 | World

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- An approaching storm prompted the U.S. military to place its base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under an alert Wednesday...

9/11 Hearing Cancelled But Secrecy Issues Remain (UPDATE)

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 10.22.2012 | World
Daphne Eviatar

If the defendants' statements about their own treatment at the hands of U.S. agents is classified, will the public ever be allowed to know what the U.S. government did to those suspected of aiding terrorism in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks?

KSM Trial Delayed By Train Derailment

AP | Posted 08.22.2012 | World

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- A freight train derailment near Baltimore damaged fiber-optic lines serving the U.S. military, forcing the governme...

Rupert's Grip on Output Getting 'Wobbly'?

David Tereshchuk | Posted 07.16.2012 | Media
David Tereshchuk

The New York Post, Murdoch's tabloid flagship among his American properties -- and so far untainted by the mire swamping its London counterparts -- this week got a scoop.

KSM Referred To Military Crimes Tribunal At Guantanamo Bay

Reuters | Posted 06.04.2012 | World

WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - Accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four suspected co-conspirators were referred on Wednesday to ...

Obama Caves to Fear -- and to Politics -- in KSM Trial Reversal

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 06.04.2011 | Politics
Daphne Eviatar

There was something pathetic about watching Eric Holder announce that the administration will bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to trial at Guantanamo Bay on the same day that Obama announced the start of his re-election campaign.

The Sad Defeat of Our Constitution

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 06.04.2011 | Politics
Kristen Breitweiser

To me, as a lawyer and a 9/11 widow, DOJ's announcement today that it will resort to military commissions acknowledges the sad defeat of our U.S. Constitution. How truly tragic in my eyes.

Professed 9/11 Mastermind To Face Military Tribunal

AP | PETE YOST and EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 06.04.2011 | World

WASHINGTON — Yielding to political opposition, the Obama administration gave up Monday on trying avowed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed a...

Wittes, Goldsmith, and KSM: "Absurd," "Cynical"

William Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
William Fisher

The American people deserve to know what happened on 9/11 and who was behind it. The families deserve an opportunity to see justice served.

Sam Stein

White House On KSM Trial: We're Weeks Away From Choosing Venue

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

The White House said on Friday afternoon that a decision on where try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 conspirators is still weeks away -- but di...

KSM Trial: White House 'Increasingly Unsure' How To Proceed

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration appears increasingly unsure what to do with professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after off...

Holder Blinks: 9/11 Trial May Move

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, after weeks of controversy over its proposal to hold a civilian terror trial in New York, gave ground Fri...

Obama To Help Pick Location Of KSM Trial

The Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

President Obama is planning to insert himself into the debate about where to try the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, three administ...

Trying 9/11 Suspects in New York? Nah, This City Couldn't Handle It

Kate Wies | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Kate Wies

Maybe the doubters are right. Maybe we should forget about our lauded grit and resilience and leave the prosecution of the men who attacked our city to the military.

Senators Move To Block Civilian Trial For KSM

Politico | KASIE HUNT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

The Obama administration is bailing on the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City, but a bipartisan group of senators is trying to make sure...

Sam Stein

Mukasey Slams Holder DoJ: 'Amateur Hour', Weak

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey slammed his successor on Tuesday morning, declaring it "amateur hour" at the Justice Department and labeling c...

Khalid Sheik Mohammed: An Immodest Proposal

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jayne Lyn Stahl

An Obama administration insider told the Washington Post that "New York is out" for the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the so-called mastermind of t...

GOP Throws 'Soft On Terror' Charge Back At Democrats

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

A series of recent controversies -- capped by Friday's decision to pull a key 9/11 trial out of Manhattan -- is prompting Republicans to turn up the p...

Hold the KSM As a Federal Court Trial at a Military Installation

Julie Menin | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Julie Menin

As Chairperson of Community Board 1 in Lower Manhattan, I wrote today to Eric Holder asking him to reconsider the decision to hold the KSM trial at the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan.