Tag: Guantanamo Bay

House bill maintains a blanket ban on transferring detainees to the U.S. or using money to build facilities.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

National Security

How the Gitmo release could affect defense policy bill negotiations

Jacqueline Klimas · August 16, 2016 3:30 pm

Pentagon Releases 15 ‘High-Risk’ Gitmo Detainees to UAE

Thomas Joscelyn · August 16, 2016 1:05 pm

Fifteen Guantanamo Bay inmates have been transferred, bringing the population of the detention center to 61 men. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

National Security

15 detainees released from Gitmo

Jacqueline Klimas · August 15, 2016 11:03 pm

Donald Trump told the Miami Herald that it would be "fine" for Americans to be tried at Gitmo despite it being illegal for U.S. citizens to be tried at any military tribunal. Any change would have to be made by Congress. (AP Photo)

National Security

Trump says he’s open to American citizens being tried at Gitmo

Al Weaver · August 12, 2016 3:13 pm

On July 5, Turkish officials arrested Vakhitov over alleged connections to the terrorist attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport. (AP Photo)

National Security

Former Gitmo detainee accused of orchestrating Turkey bombings

David Wilkes · July 14, 2016 6:44 pm

Just last week, Congress complained about the process by which Guantanamo Bay detainees were transferred to other countries (Richard Sheinwald/Bloomberg News, File)

National Security

Obama releases two Guantanamo detainees with al Qaeda links

Diana Stancy Correll · July 11, 2016 5:31 pm

Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman has been at Guantanamo Bay since 2002, but military officials have been conducting security reviews to see which detainees could be transferred to foreign facilities. (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)

National Security

‘High risk’ al Qaeda member transferred from Guantanamo Bay

Joel Gehrke · July 10, 2016 8:15 pm

Lawmakers Express Outrage Over Missing Gitmo Transfer

Chris Deaton · July 8, 2016 5:13 pm

"Why did you provide false assurances to Congress?" Royce pressed the witnesses. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Lawmakers blast ‘false assurances’ from admin officials over Gitmo terrorists

Jamie McIntyre · July 8, 2016 10:35 am

Ex-Gitmo Detainee Subject of Airline Alert in South America

Chris Deaton · July 6, 2016 2:36 pm

Uruguayan claims he was authorized to visit Brazil, but Brazil has no record of his arrival. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)

National Security

Brazil issues alert for vanished former Gitmo detainee

Rudy Takala · July 4, 2016 10:33 pm

The administration is expected to release about two dozen detainees in the next month. (Richard Sheinwald/ Bloomberg News, File)

National Security

House sets Gitmo hearing after administration ignores questions

Jacqueline Klimas · June 29, 2016 8:47 pm