What’s next for Guantanamo?

I spent the majority of my time last week up on Capitol Hill attending a seminar on intelligence operations and Congress. It was a fascinating seminar put on by the people at the Georgetown Institute. These are great courses (and I encourage any policy governmental employees to check them out) because they get members of [...]

Aziz, Chemical Ali, and six others could face death penalty in Iraq trial

Baghdad, Iraq (Associated Press): An Iraqi court on Tuesday began hearing the case against Tariq Aziz (pictured), one of Saddam Hussein’s best-known lieutenants, who is accused of ordering the execution of dozens of merchants for profiteering.
Aziz, 72, a former deputy prime minister under Hussein, is one of eight defendants in the case. If convicted, they [...]

GTMO Detainee gone Insane - can’t appear before the US Tribunals

London, UK (International Herald Tribune: William Glaberson, April 27, 2008) Next month, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni who was once a driver for Osama bin Laden, could become the first detainee to be tried for war crimes in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. By now, he should be busily working on his defense.

But his lawyers say he [...]