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18 Sep 2015, 1:31 pm by Ashley Hogan
[JURIST] Moroccan born Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri, who spent 13 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison, was released [press release] Thursday as part of the Obama Administration's [official website] effort to wind down and eventually close the detention center. [read post]
17 Sep 2015, 5:51 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
There are now 115 detainees held in detention in Guantanamo Bay. [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 11:31 am by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
The Kremlin is unwilling to back down from its escalation in Syria. [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 5:17 am by Steven Wildberger
[JURIST] The US government, on order from federal judge Gladys Kessler [professional profile], has released eight redacted videos showing forced feedings at Guantanamo Bay prison. [read post]
12 Sep 2015, 6:35 am by Elina Saxena
  Cody shared the latest Guantanamo Bay detainee recidivism report, pointing out that since January 2015, an additional ten former detainees are now suspected of having reengaged in the fight against the United States. [read post]
11 Sep 2015, 12:23 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
Today marks the 14th anniversary of  9/11, and before we dive into the latest news, we pause to remember those lost fourteen years ago, and to say thank you to all those who work daily to craft thoughtful security solutions. [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 11:34 am by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
Earlier today, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed Russian military presence in Syria, claiming that military experts were assisting in the delivery of arms shipments aimed at combatting terrorism in the country. [read post]
8 Sep 2015, 12:00 pm by Quinta Jurecic , Cody M. Poplin
This Labor Day weekend saw a flurry of activity as European leaders attempted to grapple with the growing migration and refugee crisis. [read post]
2 Sep 2015, 11:09 am by Cody M. Poplin
According to the AFP, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter complicated efforts to close Guantanamo yesterday, telling U.S. troops during a televised interview that “some of the people who are at Guantanamo Bay have to be detained indefinitely, they’ve just got to be locked up. [read post]
1 Sep 2015, 6:35 am by Steven Wildberger
[JURIST] White House spokesperson Josh Earnest [professional profile] on Monday said President Barack Obama is considering a "wide array" of options for closing the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 10:51 am by Quinta Jurecic , Cody M. Poplin
This time criticism comes from Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Tim Scott (R-SC) in the Wall Street Journal, where both argue that “closing Guantanamo Bay isn’t taking the fight to the enemy; it’s bringing [read post]
21 Aug 2015, 1:59 pm by Kevin
Because of these impediments, I expect your staff will find Fort Leavenworth unfeasible for housing Guantanamo terrorists. [read post]
16 Aug 2015, 9:11 pm by Bradley McAllister
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Friday submitted a sealed document [The Guardian report] in opposition to the habeas corpus petition of Tariq Ba Odah, despite a 2009 government security review that cleared Ba Odah for transfer. [read post]
16 Aug 2015, 7:53 am by Clint Watts
Recently, the United States began negotiations with the Taliban, whose status as an insurgent or terrorist group remains murky, which led to the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap for five Afghan Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay. [read post]
15 Aug 2015, 7:40 am by Staley Smith
Wells informed us that Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul---al Qaeda's former propagandist who is these days detained at Guantanamo Bay--responded to the United States' petition for en banc review in his long-running military commission case. [read post]
11 Aug 2015, 11:25 am by Staley Smith, Quinta Jurecic
We begin today with southeastern Turkey, where after two years of relative calm, violence has returned and “the tension is palpable” as conflict intensifies between the Kurds and the Turkish state. [read post]
10 Aug 2015, 10:57 am by Quinta Jurecic , Staley Smith
” The Daily Beast offers an update on the Obama administration's push to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center by the end of its term. [read post]
8 Aug 2015, 5:47 am by Quinta Jurecic
White House Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and Attorney General Loretta Lynch weighed in on encryption, as well as on ISIS, the OPM hack, and Guantanamo Bay. [read post]
1 Aug 2015, 10:30 am by Cody M. Poplin
Finally, in her own interview with Andrea Mitchell, Loretta Lynch walks us through the challenges of domestic terrorism, the Justice Department's approach to intvestigating and prosecuting home grown ISIS supporters, and the legal protections afforded to Guantanamo Bay detainees should they be moved to the United States. [read post]