Congress Limits The President’s Ability To Close Guantanamo Bay

First, the title of this post is a bit misleading.  President Obama never made a promise to close Guantanamo Bay (GTMO).  He only ordered that the detention facility, holding those captured in the GWOT be closed by January 2010.  That being said, the recent bill signed into law by the president, H.R. 2346: Supplemental Appropriations [...]

Husband And Wife Spy For Cuba

From AP,
A retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba for three decades, using grocery carts among their array of tools to pass U.S. secrets to the communist government in a security breach one official described as “incredibly serious.”
An indictment unsealed Friday said Walter Kendall Myers worked [...]

Military Commissions: Omar Khadr Fires Military Lawyer

The latest on the military commissions being held in Guantanamo Bay,
Judge Patrick Parrish, a US Army colonel, decided to publicly hear arguments in the case of Omar Khadr, who was 15 years old when he allegedly killed a US sergeant with a grenade.
The case highlights the many challenges President Barack Obama faces in changing the [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches©To Be Named Most Litigious Man By The Guinness Book Of World Records

Inmate Jonathan Lee Riches to be named most litigious man by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Guantanamo Bay Detainees May Be Held Indefinitely

From WSJ,
The Obama administration is weighing plans to detain some terror suspects on U.S. soil — indefinitely and without trial — as part of a plan to retool military commission trials that were conducted for prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The proposal being floated with members of Congress is another indication of President Barack Obama’s [...]

President Obama Will Continue To Use Military Commissions For Detainees Held At Guantanamo Bay

President Obama to announce that he will continue to use military commissions to try detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Fans Of The HBO Show The Wire Are About To Get A New Show

David Simon, creator of the HBO show The Wire, is filming a new show Treme, based in New Orleans.

Burning Of Witches In Africa: Video Of Accused Witches Being Murdered

Story and video of people accused of witchcraft being burnt to death in Africa

The Story Of Former USC Quarterback Todd Marinovich

Esquire article on former USC quarterback Todd Marinovich

Somali Pirates Want Revenge Not Money

Somali pirates want revenge not money after the captain of USS BAINBRIDGE was rescued.

Haditha Update: Wuterich’s Lawsuit Against Murtha Dismissed By Appellate Court

Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich’s lawsuit against Congressman John Murtha, regarding statements the congressman made about the deaths of civilians in Haditha, Iraq, has been dismissed.

Navy And Coast Guard Seize Cocaine Mini-Subs In Seas Off Columbia

From the AP,
Colombian Navy chief Adm. Guillermo Barrera told a counterterrorism conference in Bogota last week that 23 semi-submersibles capable of carrying between 4 and 10 metric tons each have been seized in the past three years.
Though semi-submersibles aren’t new to cocaine transport, a bigger, sleeker, more sophisticated variety that average about 60 feet [...]

Haditha Update: Military Judge Reviews 60 Minutes Tape in Wuterich Case

Military judge rules that CBS does not have to turnover tapes of an interview with SSgt Frank Wuterich. The interview was about his involvement in the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha Iraq.

Somali Pirates Receive $3.2 Million For Ukrainian Freighter

Somali pirates receive bounty for Ukrainian freighter loaded with weapons.

Connecticut Judge Curtissa Cofield Arrested For DUI Calls Officer Negro Washington

Connecticut judge is arrested for DUI after hitting a police car. She then goes on to repeatedly call the arresting officer a negro, and made other racist remarks.

The police should leave us alone and let us sell our weed

Man arrested for pulling handgun outside police station asking police to let him alone to sell his weed.

Breathalyzer Registers Positive For Alcohol After Ice Cream Is Eaten

Eating ice cream may be a defense to a DUI.

Texas Death-Row Inmate Pulls Out His Eye And Eats It

Andre Thomas, an inmate on death row in Texas, pulled out his eyeball for the second time. This time he ate his own eye.

Charles Barkley Arrested, Not For Gambling But DUI

Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of DUI on 31DEC08 in Arizona.

Haditha Update: Military Judge Must Review 60 Minutes Tapes In Wuterich Court Martial

Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich is facing a court-martial for his involvement in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha, Iraq.
The prosecution in the court-martial of SSgt Wuterich had sought to subpoena portions of an interview he did with 60 Minutes.  The military judge rejected the subpoena.  The prosecution appealed the military [...]

List Of Stores Related To Guantanamo Bay And The Military Commissions

Georgetown Law has compiled a very extensive list of stores related to Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) and the Military Commissions.