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6/19 Motions Session #5: How the Woods Order Worked
We return from lunch curious about whether video teleconference issues have been resolved. That would allow us to hear from Admiral David Woods, former commanding officer at GTMO, once again. It turns ... -
6/19 Motions Session #4: The MCA 2009 and Congress's Intent
Our proceedings resume, and all wonder: do the machines work? They may soon, as the commission gives the technical folks until 1300 to resolve any outstanding issues. We’ll thus work on some other odds... -
6/19 Motions Session #3: Fits and Starts
Technical snags resolved---or, at least worked around temporarily---we return to J. Connell III’s examination of Admiral Woods. -
6/19 Motions Session #2: Another Day, Another Admiral
Rear Admiral David Woods appears now, by video teleconference. J. Connell III, Ammar al-Baluchi’s lawyer, questions Woods in connection with AE008, AE18, and AE32---motions to dismiss for defective refe... -
6/19 Motions Session #1: Last Words on ICRC Reports
A lawnmower can be heard outside here at Burba, as the CCTV screen comes alive. The military judge takes the bench, and the commission is called to order. All five accused are in the house. Our first o... -
6/18 Motions Session #5: A Farewell to the Admiral
A few words for MacDonald, from Al-Baluchi counsel J. Connell III. The court hints at a narrower re-direct examination, reminding Connell and other counsel to limit questions to issues addressed during ... -
6/18 Motions Session #4: A Prosecutor Asks, and MacDonald Answers
Addressing the witness, prosecutor Edward Ryan proposes to keep things simple. Is there an actual law that created these commissions? Yes, the MCA 2009, as implemented in the Military Commissions Manua... -
6/18 Motions Session #3: Bormann to MacDonald: How Have You Bin Attash?
Having defrosted outside for a spell, we return from lunch. Lo and behold, the video hookup has been repaired. Thus our marching orders are re-jiggered a bit---and we proceed, not with further debate o... -
D.C. Circuit Affirms District Court in Hussain v. Obama
A three-judge panel (Judges Henderson, Griffith and Edwards) of the D.C. Circuit has affirmed the District Court's decision to deny Guantanamo detainee Abdul al Qader Ahmed Hussain's petition for a writ ... -
6/18 Motions Session #2: On Defense Access to ICRC Reports
Our marching orders adjusted for technical reasons, we turn to AE13GG---a dispute over the protective order, and the confidentiality of reports belonging to the International Committee for the Red Cross ... -
6/18 Motions Session #1: Can You Hear Me Now?
The screen image is grainy here at Burba, but we nevertheless discern what has now become a quite familiar picture: we see the military judge, as always resplendent in his judicial robes, ascending the b... -
Guantanamo Disposition Lists Released
The Miami Herald has obtained under the Freedom of Information Act the list of dispositions for Guantanamo detainees from the Obama administration's Guantanamo task force.
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