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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, wearing a blue suit and blue-striped tie, stands on a stage against an American Flag backdrop beside a podium bearing a crest with a bald eagle in the center labeled "Department of War - United States of America."

Guantanamo Dispatches: Pentagon Reducing Rank of Top Military Commission Lawyers

An order from Secretary Hegseth will lower the ranks of the top two Guantanamo military commission lawyers starting in January.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Ahead of Jury Selection, Defense Psychiatrist Calls USS Cole Defendant Unfit for Trial

A forensic psychiatrist testified this week that the USS Cole bombing suspect is unfit for trial as a result of his torture by the CIA.
USS Cole (DDG 67), a guided-missile destroyer, passes the USS Cole Memorial as the destroyer departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of responsibility, Dec. 15, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)

Guantanamo Dispatches: Military Psychiatrist Finds Cole Bombing Case Defendant Competent; Federal Judge Refuses to Intervene

The latest from Carol Rosenberg. Court-ordered psychiatrist finds USS Cole defendant competent to be tried by Guantanamo military commission.

Guantanamo Dispatches: Four Possible Obstacles to Jury Selection in the USS Cole Case at Guantanamo Bay

The judge in the USS Cole bombing case postponed the start of jury selection to Oct. 26. Several unresolved issues could delay it further.

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.
A blue wooden plaque bearing the map outline of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the text "U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Baby, Cuba. Pearl of the Antilles. Commanding Officer Capt. Samuel T. White. Welcome Aboard."

The 9/11 Military Commission and Lessons of Recent History

The rulings that the accused 9/11 plotters' confessions are inadmissible are a reminder that the U.S. government fares better when it abides by the law.
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.

Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, It Is Time to Repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force and End the Forever War

Successive administrations have stretched the AUMF beyond any reasonable interpretation to wage worldwide war, without foreseeable end.

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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