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Bosnia Exonerated Gitmo Detainees Before Judge Did

A court order today to release five Guantanamo detainees comes six years after Bosnian authorities declared them to be innocent.

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Former Prosecutor: War Crimes Case “Eviscerated”

We’ve been writing about what appears to be the government’s quickly collapsing cases in the coming war crimes trials at Guantanamo … more…

Pentagon Investigating Gitmo Abuse? Who Knows

Earlier today we wrote about the case of Gitmo detainee Mohamed Jawad, who was first detained as a teenager in Afghanistan in late 2002— … more…

Gitmo Tribunal: Things Fall Apart

Prosecutors at the war crimes tribunals in Guantanamo Bay can’t be feeling very upbeat nowadays. Over the last six months, nearly every … more…

Gitmo Dismissals Don’t Include One of Most Problematic Cases

The Pentagon yesterday dismissed war crimes charges against five detainees at Guantanamo Bay. The military's short press release gave no … more…

Admin on Gitmo: We’re Staying the Course

In perhaps one of the least surprising developments of recent months, the New York Times, citing "senior administration officials," repo … more…

Uighurs Sold to U.S. Military for Bounty?

Seventeen ethnic Uighur men will stay in prison at Guantanamo Bay on Friday despite a U.S. district judge’s unprecedented order that the … more…

DOJ: We’re Not Releasing Gitmo Detainees

Earlier today we noted that a federal judge has ordered the release of 17 ethnic Uighers currently being held at Guantanamo Bay. "The mo … more…

Judge Orders 17 Gitmo Detainees Released

A federal judge has just ordered the release of 17 detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay. The 17 are Uighurs, a Muslim group from C … more…

The Six Gitmo Prosecutors Who Protested

Last week, yet another prosecutor at the war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo Bay resigned in protest. The officer, Lt. Col. Darrel Vandev … more…

Former Gitmo Prosecutor: Detainee Was Child Soldier and ‘Duped’

Last week, we wrote about the latest resignation of a Gitmo military prosecutor. The officer, Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, complained in a … more…

Another Gitmo Prosecutor Resigns in Protest

Tired of tracking the meltdown? Take a breather for a moment and head...to Guantanamo Bay.

The planned war crimes trials there are s … more…

Abuse Could Be Detailed in 2nd Gitmo Trial

The U.S.'s first war crimes tribunal since World War II is now history, with quite mixed results for the government. As Carol Rosenberg … more…

Hamdan’s FBI Interrogator Warned Against Gitmo Trial

Last week, a jury in Guantanamo Bay convicted Salim Hamdan of a war crime. But according to a new book, the government might have turned … more…

In Rebuke to Military, Jury Sentences Hamdan to Mostly Time-Served

A day after clearing Salim Hamdan of the most serious charges against him, a military jury today sentenced Hamdan to 66 months. Prosecut … more…

Was Hamdan’s Chauffeuring Really a War Crime?

Among the many oddities of the U.S.'s first war crimes trial since World War II is this: The war crime for which Salim Hamdan was convic … more…

Jury Dismisses Most Serious Charges Against Hamdan

The U.S.'s first war crimes trial since World War II has ended in a split verdict. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who acknowledged he chauffeured O … more…

Who Gets to Leave Gitmo? Not Always the Innocent

Of all the reports that have come out of Salim Hamdan's trial for providing support for terrorism, the first U.S. war crimes hearing sin … more…

Mention of CIA Banned From Gitmo Trial

We're introducing a new feature, Morning Read. It's a pretty basic concept: We highlight one article every morning we think is worthy o … more…

Talking With McClatchy’s Tom Lasseter

The McClatchy newspaper chain recently published a five-part series detailing the U.S.'s treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay and A … more…