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22 Mar 2015, 5:13 pm by Jeralyn
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]
28 Feb 2015, 12:30 am by Jon Gelman
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 by Jim Walker
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 by Yishai Schwartz
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]
12 Feb 2015, 11:28 am by Yishai Schwartz
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 by John Kang
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 by Jeralyn
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 by Sebastian Brady
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 by Ashley Hogan
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]
28 Jan 2015, 7:52 am by William Helbling
[JURIST] The Bahrain Ministry of Justice [official website, in Arabic] on Wednesday commenced the trial of prominent Shiite leader Sheikh Ali Salman for his role in promoting an overthrow of the current Bahrain political system. [read post]
28 Jan 2015, 7:28 am by Allison Tussey
George Christo George, 55, Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced for six to 20 years in prison for defrauding several Northern Nevadans of more than $238,000 through elaborate schemes including a false business partner posing as a wealthy sheikh to lure victims into bogus real estate deals and to investments in a luxury downtown Reno high rise condominium. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 6:32 pm by Cody Poplin
In 2011, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed a new border deal based in large part on the 1974 framework. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 7:28 am by Benjamin Wittes
He’s bad and scary guy who came here on the eve of the September 11 attacks, having volunteered his services to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. [read post]
19 Jan 2015, 12:03 am by INFORRM
Prosecutors described the evidence of “Fake Sheikh” Mazher Mahood as unreliable, arguing there was “insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction”. [read post]
14 Jan 2015, 7:13 am by Tom Smith
Well, that's too bad — at least according to Saudi Arabia's Sheikh Mohammed Saleh al-Munajjid, a prominent cleric. [read post]
13 Jan 2015, 11:20 am by Wells Bennett
—No amounts appropriated or otherwise available for any department or agency of the United States Government may be used, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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— (1) is not a United States… [read post]
9 Jan 2015, 8:46 am
This passage from a Human Rights Watch report, though it’s not clear whether it’s the same thing that the court relied on: On March 18, 2012, the well-known cleric Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Barrak issued a religious ruling declaring Badawi an “unbeliever … and apostate who must be tried and sentenced according to what his words require. [read post]