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Guantanamo Dispatches: Six Jurors Chosen, 14 More Needed For First Death Penalty Tribunal At Guantanamo Bay

Six U.S. military officers have been chosen to serve on the jury for the death penalty trial of the USS Cole suspect at Guantanamo.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Military Judge Accepts First U.S. Navy Officer on Jury in USS Cole Bombing Case

The military judge in the USS Cole bombing trial at Guantanamo Bay added the first U.S. Navy officer to the jury.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Jury Selection Is Underway in the USS Cole Bombing Case, First Capital Case at Guantanamo Bay

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of the USS Cole Bombing suspect, the first death penalty trial to be held at Guantanamo.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Trial Judge Finds Defendant in USS Cole Bombing Case Competent to Face Trial

The ruling clears the way for jury selection to start Nov. 2 in the first capital case by the military commission at Guantanamo Bay.

Guantanamo Dispatches: USS Cole Defense Lawyers Make 11th Hour Plea for Delay of Trial Starting Monday

With jury selection set to begin in just a few days, the senior military defense lawyer in the USS Cole bombing case asked the judge to postpone the trial by six months.
FBI Director Kash Patel, wearing a black suit with a red tie, stands with his right hand raised as he swears an oath. Before him on a desk is a name card that reads "Hon. Kash Patel" while several rows of Senate hearing attendees are visible in the background.

Why is the Government Hiding Court Rebuke on Warrantless FISA Surveillance?

Government agencies have been misusing FISA 702 and the Trump administration is now breaking the law to hide this misconduct from the public.

Guantanamo Dispatches: All Four Defendants’ Confessions Are Now Suppressed in the 9/11 Case

A military judge on Wednesday threw out the last disputed confession in the case against the suspected 9/11 plotters at Guantanamo Bay.
The Pentagon Office Building is seen from the air on August 25, 2026, in Arlington, VA.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Another Confession Is Ruled Inadmissible in 9/11 Case

A military judge has thrown out the confessions of Mustafa al-Hawsawi, a capital defendant in the 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay.
An American flag flies behind barbed wire fencing at the Office of Military Commissions building on June 27, 2023 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Military Ends USS Cole Hearing Early for Health Emergency

Pretrial hearings in the USS Cole bombing case ended abruptly on Wednesday after the case's death-penalty defense lawyer had a health emergency.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Innocent or Guilty, Accused USS Cole Bomber May Never Go Free

Even if the jury were to acquit him, the U.S. military could still continue to hold the suspect in the USS Cole bombing case indefinitely.
The Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Cole is shown at sea approximately one month before being attacked by a terrorist-suicide mission which killed 17 U.S. sailors and injured approximately 36 others during a refueling operation October 12, 2000 in the port of Aden, Yemen.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Prosecutors Turn to Remote Testimony For First-Ever Capital Trial at Guantanamo

The witnesses in Guantanamo’s first-ever death penalty trial, the USS Cole bombing case, are expected to testify by video feed.
The Camp Justice sign near the Military Commissions court area at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Military Judge Orders Last Minute Sanity Board in USS Cole Bombing Case

A new mental health exam for the defendant, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, could signal delay in the USS Cole bombing case before jury selection begins at Guantanamo Bay.
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