Jun 02 Lawmakers worry prisoner swap sets a troubling precedent By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Even in the first hours of Bergdahl's handoff to U.S. special forces in eastern Afghanistan, it was clear this would not be an uncomplicated yellow-ribbon celebration. Five terrorist suspects also walked free, stirring a debate in Washington over whether the… Continue reading
Jun 01 Hagel: Sgt. Bergdahl’s life was in danger before prisoner trade By Julie Pace, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the military operation to free Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees was not relayed to Congress because officials believed the soldier's life… Continue reading
Dec 16 Two Guantanamo detainees released to Saudi Arabia By News Desk The Defense Department announced Monday that it released two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the government of Saudi Arabia -- part of its ongoing effort to process detainees and eventually close the U.S. facility in Cuba. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Freed from Guantánamo, but stuck in limbo By PBS News Hour After 9/11, six ethnic Chinese men known as Uighurs were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They spent eight years in prison before being cleared of any wrongdoing by U.S. courts, and now find themselves stranded in a legal and… Continue watching
Jun 18 At Guantanamo, Red Cross Defends Keeping Detainee Records Confidential By Larisa Epatko The pre-trial hearing on the five suspected 9/11 plotters continued Tuesday at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- without the accused present. The day focused on why the International Red Cross opposes requests to disclose its confidential condition… Continue reading
Jun 17 Live-Blog: Gitmo Hearing on Suspected 9/11 Mastermind, Co-conspirators By Larisa Epatko The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States and four suspected co-conspirators appear in a Guantanamo court Monday for the first time since detainees went on a hunger strike earlier this year. Continue reading
Jun 16 Alleged 9/11 Plotters Have Another Day in Guantanamo Court By Larisa Epatko Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, identified in the 9/11 Commission Report as the "principal architect of the 9/11 attacks," is slated to appear in court with four suspected co-conspirators on Monday. Continue reading
Apr 23 Gitmo by the Numbers By Larisa Epatko The prison at Guantanamo Bay holds 166 detainees captured and transferred to Cuba in coordination with U.S. counterterrorism operations abroad. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch The Latest Hunger Strike at Guantanamo The Latest Hunger Strike at Guantanamo… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Catches Criticism Over Torture Depictions and Accuracy 'Zero Dark Thirty' Catches Criticism Over Torture Depictions and Accuracy… Continue watching