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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.
Accountability Will Come – What Should It Look Like for the Department of Defense?
Failing to hold leaders accountable for the abuses of the Trump administration's Pentagon would invite future officials to repeat them.
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.
The Just Security Podcast: Carol Rosenberg on the Past and Future of Guantanamo’s Military Courts
Veteran journalist Carol Rosenberg discusses her reporting on the upcoming trials of the USS Cole bombing and 9/11 suspects at Guantanamo.
Guantanamo Dispatches: Army Doctor Diagnosed USS Cole Bombing Defendant with PTSD and Depression, Found Him Fit for Trial
A U.S. military psychiatrist found the USS Cole bombing suspect to be suffering from PTSD but cogent enough to face trial at Guantanamo Bay.
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.
Just the Docs: Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Homeland Security Announce Southern Border Drone Ban
Press Release: Department of War, DOT, DHS bar unauthorized drones at southern border; Hegseth vows to shoot down cartel drones.
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.
Expert Backgrounder: Weapons in Space Under International Law
An expert outlines the body of international law governing the placement and use of weapons in outer space.
Questions for Congress on Venezuela’s Assets
Congress should pose the following questions to the administration about the assets it claims to have seized from Venezuela.