Congress Approves Funds To Send Detainees To United States For Trial

Congress agrees to provide funding to move detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United States for trial.

Roman Polanski Plea, Grand Jury Transcripts, And The Morality Of Chris Rock

We knew Chris Rock was a great comedian and actor, but who knew his was one of the few people in Hollywood with a moral compass?  This is what Rock had to say about Roman Polanski and his legal problems:
“It’s rape.  People are defending Roman Polanski because he made some good movies? Are you [...]

One Of The FBI Most Wanted Al Qaeda Terrorist Killed In Somalia

Al Qaeda terrorist wanted by the FBI is killed in Somalia.

Military Commissions: Prosecution Seeks Third Continuance

Administration to seek 60 day delay in military commission cases, including the 9/11 case.

GTMO Update: Afghanistan Ready To Pick Up Jawad From GTMO

Here is an update from SCOTUSBLOG on U.S. v. Jawad,’
Urging a federal judge to order the immediate release of a young prisoner from Guantanamo Bay, his lawyers warned on Tuesday of a constitutional confrontation if the Obama Administration resists such an order. 
In the new filing by attorneys for Mohammed Jawad, an Afghan national, they argued: [...]

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.