Posted on May 27, 2008 by yojoe
The call to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay has emanated from may groups, including Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. The only problem with this call to action, is what to do with the detainees that are currently housed there. As [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2008 by yojoe
The Office of the Military Commissions, has referred charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The charge sheet lists nine charges and included eighty-eight pages. The crimes are all defined in 10 U.S.C. Section 950v. The bulk of the charge sheet is devoted to listing all of the specifics regarding the attacks, including Khalid [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2008 by yojoe
In the past week, the Department of Defense, via the Office of the Military Commissions, has announced charges against three detainees held at GTMO.
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, aka, “Abu Khobib al Sudani.” Al Qosi is charged with conspiring with Usama bin Laden and other al Qaeda members to target, attack and murder [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2007 by yojoe
The Office of Military Commissions has released the record of trial in the case of David Matthew Hicks. In March 2007 Hicks pleaded guilty to “intentionally providing material support or resources to an international terrorist organization engaging in hostilities against the United States, namely al Qaeda,” and “providing material support or resources to be [...]
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