May 07 Watch Defending the Indefensible: 9/11 Mastermind’s Trial Likely Years Away Defending the Indefensible: 9/11 Mastermind's Trial Likely Years Away… Continue watching
May 07 Watch Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Makes First Court Appearance in 3 Years Saturday's arraignment at Guantanamo Bay marked the first court appearance in more than three years for the self-professed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, and his alleged conspirators. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch In Switch, Accused 9/11 Plotters to Face Military Trials The Obama administration said that accused 9/11 plotters will now face military trials. Continue watching
Oct 25 Guantanamo Detainee Khadr Pleads Guilty to All Counts By Larisa Epatko Omar Khadr, a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of throwing a hand grenade that killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to all five terrorism and murder charges on Monday. Continue reading
Jul 16 Photos: Inside Guantanamo’s Prison By Larisa Epatko With the number of detainees at the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, steadily shrinking, military personnel there say the release of the prisoners is having a positive impact on those who remain. Continue reading
Jul 12 Accused Terrorist Khadr Boycotts ‘Unjust’ Trial By Larisa Epatko GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba | The long road to trial for Omar Khadr, who was arrested eight years ago in Afghanistan at age 15 for allegedly throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier, took another twist Monday when he decided… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch Officials Consider New Site for 9/11 Trial Security fears and cost concerns have pushed the Obama administration to reconsider its plan to try the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in federal court steps from Ground Zero. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Across Yemen, Sympathy for al-Qaida Pervades Jonathon Rugman of Independent Television News reports from the capital of Yemen on the appeal of al-Qaida there. Continue watching
Dec 15 ‘Gitmo North’ Has Illinois Region Seeing Dollar Signs By Dave Gustafson Tuesday's announcement that the Obama administration intends to move some Guantanamo Bay detainees to an underutilized prison in rural Illinois has met resistance from congressional Republicans and the largest state employee union. There are also… Continue reading
Nov 18 Holder: ‘I’m Not Scared’ of What 9/11 Suspect Might Say By Larisa Epatko At a Wednesday appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian court in New York City. Continue reading