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18 May 2015, 11:33 am
The case against al-Barrack began [JURIST report] after he gave a speech in October 2012 in which he urged Kuwait's ruler Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah "not to 'drag the country into a dark abyss' while... [read post]
22 Apr 2015, 6:42 am
The State Department had depicted al-Rubaysh as something of a soldier in sheikh’s clothing—one who, among other things, served “as a senior advisor for AQAP operational planning. [read post]
19 Apr 2015, 7:00 am
If AQAP chooses to go this route in Yemen—and its statement emphatically denying involvement in the bombing of the Zaydi mosques by the Islamic State and expressly stating that AQAP remains “committed to the guidelines of Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri” suggests for now it will—it may find itself struggling to attract new recruits and to prevent its current members from defecting to the more sectarian—and therefore more compelling—Islamic State. [read post]
17 Apr 2015, 1:18 pm
The lawsuit accuses Sheikh, with the knowledge of Sameena Farooq and Mohammed Ali Farooq, of knowingly providing false information to secure an investment. [read post]
10 Apr 2015, 12:02 pm
Perhaps of interest to Lawfare readers in the Boston area: Next Tuesday, the Harvard National Security & Law Association (NSLA) will host Brigadier General Mark Martins, the chief prosecutor for military commissions and lead trial counsel in the prosecution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other accused perpetrators of the attacks of September 11, 2001, for a dinner event. [read post]
1 Apr 2015, 8:15 am
The most recent version of that restriction from Section 1034 of the 2014 NDAA, as adjusted in Section 1033 in the 2015 NDAA, prevents DOD from using appropriated funds “to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who … is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. [read post]
31 Mar 2015, 7:49 am
Over the weekend, the Arab League met in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and endorsed the creation of an intervention force to fight terrorism in the Middle East. [read post]
28 Mar 2015, 8:28 am
With the Arab response slow in coming, despite threats voiced by senior advisers to the Saudi king, the rebel commanders in Yemen were sure they had at least 24 hours in which to mount operations in the field before the Arab foreign ministers met in Sharm el-Sheikh for an emergency summit. [read post]
22 Mar 2015, 5:13 pm
In a rant on video, preacher and Nusra ally Sheikh Abdullah al-Mhaisni stands over the... [[ This is a content summary only. [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 11:00 pm
” When Ashcroft was told that Khaled Sheikh Mohammed had been waterboarded 119 times, Ashcroft replied “that he was fully aware of the facts and that CIA was ‘well within’ the scope of the [OLC] opinion. [read post]
2 Mar 2015, 1:15 pm
The judge in the case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 defendants, Col. [read post]
28 Feb 2015, 12:30 am
Zishan Siddiqui watched patients and some fellow physicians in Baltimore move from their decades-old building into the Sheikh Zayed Tower, the internist saw a rare opportunity to test a widespread assumption in the hospital industry: that patients rate their care more highly when it is given in a nicer place.For decades, hospital executives across the country have justified expensive renovation and expansion projects by saying they will lead to better patient reviews and recommendations. [read post]
19 Feb 2015, 3:38 pm
Navy can't protect its military fleet, what chances do thousands of U.S. tourists think they have of staying safe on a gigantic U.S. based cruise ship floating like a sitting duck in the harbor of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt? [read post]
19 Feb 2015, 7:45 am
This announcement followed the abduction and murder of Sunni tribal leader Sheikh Qasim Sweidan al-Janabi, for which Sunni political leaders blame Shi’ite militias. [read post]
16 Feb 2015, 5:00 am
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 11:28 am
As readers likely know, earlier this week, pre-trial motions in Khalid Sheikh Mohammed et al. hit an unanticipated obstacle when one accused, Ramzi Binalshibh, indicated that he recognized one of his translators from a past role as an interpreter at a CIA black-site. [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 6:44 am
Story from the United Arab Emirates: DUBAI // A council that will ensure women are given leading roles in the development of the country has been established by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 3:54 pm
When we last left off with Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi (spiritual mentor to Al Qaida leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, bio here), he had just been jailed in Jordan for communicating with terrorists while working with U.S. lawyer Stanley Cohen to... [[ This is a content summary only. [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 10:15 am
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has confirmed that Sheikh Harith bin Ghazi al-Nathari, a leading member of the group, was killed by U.S. drone strike on January 31st. [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 10:14 am
A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Bahrain [press release] government to release the peaceful politician Sheikh Ali Salman. [read post]
