On AlterNet: military commissions
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "military commissions"
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 1, 2008.
A day after the controversial Gen. Thomas Hartmann is relocated, Lt. Col. Darell Vandeveld resigns, citing "slipshod" prosecutions.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. September 20, 2008.
Yesterday was the birthday of Guantanamo's child soldier and sole Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr, who has been held in isolation since he was 15.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. August 6, 2008.
Widely considered a trial of the military commissions system itself, the Hamdan trial was a two-week exercise in government secrecy and propaganda.
The Progress ReportJuly 9, 2008.
Infighting and political grandstanding are holding up measures to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 9, 2008.
While much reporting after last week's arraignments focused on KSM's desire to be executed, torture itself is on trial at Guantánamo Bay.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 5, 2008.
Guantánamo prisoner Mohammed Hashim's delusions of grandeur have led the Pentagon to charge him with "providing material support for terrorism."
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 3, 2008.
With four more prisoners charged last week, the Bush administration seems intent on trying as many Guantánamo detainees as possible before November.
Deirdre Jurand, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 2, 2008.
Binyam Mohamed was detained in Pakistan and allegedly tortured at the behest of the Bush Administration. He could be executed if convicted.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 21, 2008.
Guantánamo is in total disarray.
Bernard Hibbitts, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 12, 2008.
Critics of the military commission system say a federal judge's ruling provides new grounds to attack a rigged and unjust system.
Ben Wizner, Daily Kos. April 30, 2008.
An ACLU lawyer observes the military commission hearing in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who is boycotting the proceedings.
Ross Tuttle, The Nation. April 3, 2008.
More evidence is emerging that the military commissions process is "rife with conflicts of interest."
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. April 1, 2008.
Charged with aiding the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani joins a growing number of prisoners facing military commissions.
David Frueh, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 26, 2008.
General Counsel William Haynes "returns to private life" after being quoted saying: "We can't have acquittals. We've got to have convictions."
Ross Tuttle, The Nation. February 21, 2008.
A damning new interview reveals that the Gitmo trials are only for show.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. February 11, 2008.
Three pre-trial hearings at Gitmo involve two "child soldiers" and a driver for Osama bin Laden. Are these the worst of the worst?
