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WikiLeaks: 9/11 Mastermind Says He Killed Daniel Pearl Against al-Qaida Warnings
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsA senior al-Qaida military commander instructed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed not to kill Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002 and said that Pearl should "be returned back to one of the previous groups who held him, or freed." But Mohammed, the supposed mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks, says he killed Pearl anyway, according to military documents released by WikiLeaks on Monday and published by the Los Angeles Times, The Australian and other news organizations. AP Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is shown after his capture in 2002. Military documents released ...
Leaked Files Show Gitmo Inmate Released After Informing on 123 Others
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON -- Leaked U.S. military documents reveal that a Guantanamo Bay detainee was freed after informing on 123 other prisoners, despite concerns about the reliability of his evidence, a British newspaper reported Tuesday. The Guardian, The New York Times and El Pais are publishing details of more than 750 leaked U.S. military dossiers on terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo. They reveal that the detainees ranged from close associates of Osama bin Laden to seemingly innocent men held even though they were judged to pose little threat. The Guardian said the prolific informer, a Yemeni man ...
How Can You Tell Someone Is al-Qaida? Look at His Watch
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsIt's a simple, water-resistant digital watch that retails for about $11. But beware: It could sell you out as al-Qaida. A new batch of WikiLeaks files from Guantanamo Bay reveals a secret checklist U.S. investigators used to figure out whether detainees were really al-Qaida members. Among the criteria was the kind of wristwatch they were wearing. Shiho Fukada, AP The U.S. military says Casio F-91W watches like this one have been used in terrorist bombings by members of al-Qaida, according to Guantanamo Bay files released by WikiLeaks. The U.S. military lists the Casio F-91W model ...
Leaked Files Shed Light on Gitmo Detainees
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Secret documents about detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison reveal new information about some of the men that the United States believes to be terrorists, according to reports about the files released by several American and European newspapers. The U.S. government criticized the publication as "unfortunate." The military detainee assessments were made public Sunday night by U.S. and European newspapers after the WikiLeaks website obtained the files. The records contain details of the more than 700 detainee interrogations and evidence the U.S. had collected against these ...
Supreme Court Turns Away New Appeal From Chinese Muslims at Gitmo
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The five remaining Chinese Muslims who are being held at Guantanamo Bay lost their latest bid Monday to get the Supreme Court to hear their case. The justices turned away a plea from the five detainees, who have been held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba for nearly nine years. The detainees had previously declined an offer to be resettled in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, where six other Chinese Muslims, or Uighurs, have gone to live. It is not clear why the five refused to go to Palau, or to a second, unidentified country that the Obama administration has said was willing to ...
Obama: Here's Your Change, Sir
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Obama Lifts Two-Year Ban on Guantanamo Trials [VIDEO]
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Guantanamo Bay Military Trials to Resume: What Do the Pundits Think?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsIt was a top priority in his 2008 presidential campaign, but it appears that Barack Obama won't be closing Gitmo anytime soon. The White House announced on Monday that military trials will resume at the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, where a new executive order signed by the president now creates a system in which prisoners could be subject to indefinite detention. Besides reigniting the debate surrounding the legality of military tribunals, the decision will also likely allow the prosecution of Guantanamo detainees such as alleged 9/11 organizer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who wasn't ...
Opinion: Obama's Gitmo Flip Flop is a Win-Win
By J.D. Gordon - AOL NewsThough no one would have guessed it during his inauguration week over two years ago -- when President Barack Obama boldly ordered the closure of Guantanamo's detention facilities and the immediate suspension of military commissions -- he has just reversed course and lifted the ban on military trials for detainees. And as most would also find surprising, it's actually a win-win for his administration. First, it shows conservatives and independents that Obama is willing to govern from the center. Polls show most Americans support holding al-Qaida and Taliban-linked enemy combatants at ...
New Guantanamo Trials Could Include 9/11 Suspects
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's decision to resume military trials for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will open the door for the prosecution there of several suspected 9/11 conspirators, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Obama's order, which reverses his move two years ago to halt new trials, has reignited arguments over the legality of the military commissions, despite ongoing U.S. efforts to reform the hotly debated system. But fierce congressional opposition to trying Mohammed and other Guantanamo detainees in the United States left Obama with few options. ...
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