
Two Guantánamo detainees from Yemen have been transferred from the detention center and relocated to Ghana, marking the beginning of an expected 17 imminent departures from the naval base. Now, just 105 detainees remain at Guantánamo Bay.
by Jordan Schachtel7 Jan 2016, 11:31 AM PST0

The Obama administration is expected to release 17 detainees as early as next week, including “al Qaeda followers” who have been cleared for release from the Guantánamo Bay prison by a board established by the president.
by Edwin Mora5 Jan 2016, 7:32 AM PST0

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) stated that President Obama “has already intimated that he is looking for ways” to work around the law to close down Guantanamo Bay or transfer individuals to the US, adding, “the president consistently uses that lull”
by Ian Hanchett26 Dec 2015, 10:18 AM PST0

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave an interview to Foreign Policy, billed as his first public interview since he was forced out of office in February. He said the White House sought to personally “destroy” him during his final days.
by John Hayward19 Dec 2015, 10:31 AM PST0

The Obama administration, continuing its goal of closing the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, is readying the “transfer” of 17 “lower-level detainees” from the country, officials told The New York Times.
by Jordan Schachtel18 Dec 2015, 8:05 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration has argued that exchanging five high-risk Taliban commanders imprisoned at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, (GTMO) was the only contemplated option to repatriate accused deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
by Edwin Mora15 Dec 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CUBA— It’s the worst kept secret at Guantanamo Bay: The detainees, in all likelihood, much prefer the detention center here to the conditions faced at a federal facility.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Dec 2015, 5:21 PM PST0

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who deserted his post in Afghanistan, has been referred for a trial by general court-martial, the Army announced Monday.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Dec 2015, 11:57 AM PST0

The five Taliban commanders who were exchanged for Bowe Bergdahl – a U.S. soldier who deserted his post in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban shortly after doing so – have resumed “threatening activities,” after being released to Qatar from Guantánamo Bay last year, according to a new House Armed Services Committee report.
by Jordan Schachtel10 Dec 2015, 9:47 AM PST0

U.S. NAVAL BASE GUANTÁNAMO BAY, CUBA—Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his fellow alleged al-Qaeda travelers—Walid Muhammad Salih, Mubarak Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin Al Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam Al Hawsawi—appeared in high spirits Tuesday.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Dec 2015, 7:02 PM PST0

Today, near the media operations center here at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pre-trial hearings will continue at the Guantanamo war court.
by Jordan Schachtel8 Dec 2015, 1:58 AM PST0

US NAVAL STATION GUANTÁNAMO BAY, CUBA—The primary debate during pre-trial proceedings here at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base on Tuesday will revolve around whether female guards are allowed to make contact with detainees.
by Jordan Schachtel7 Dec 2015, 6:16 PM PST0

GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE— More than 14 years after Islamic terrorists took down the Twin Towers, killing thousands of American men, women and children in the process, the man most involved in coordinating the attack remains here at Guantánamo Bay detention camp, unpunished for his crimes.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Dec 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

On Wednesday, the White House rejected the Pentagon’s plan for an alternative to the Guantánamo Bay military facility on mainland U.S. soil because it could cost $600 million to implement and was deemed too expensive.
by John Hayward2 Dec 2015, 6:41 PM PST0

A federal judge is fed up with the Obama administration for its insistence upon adding additional hurdles to Guantánamo Bay detainee hearing procedures, while at the same time demanding the close of the base.
by Jordan Schachtel25 Nov 2015, 6:12 PM PST0

The Defense Department announced on Monday that five Yemeni nationals have been released from the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, including an Al Qaeda terrorist who reportedly had close ties with Osama bin Laden. They are in transit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Pentagon said.
by Jordan Schachtel16 Nov 2015, 10:14 AM PST0

The Senate-passed, $607 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would, among its other provisions, ban the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay to mainland American prisons. This would effectively checkmate President Obama’s plans to close the Guantanamo detention facility.
by John Hayward11 Nov 2015, 1:39 PM PST0

The Pentagon is scheduled to release its list of alternative facilities for holding former Guantánamo Bay prisoners after President Obama closes the facility, over the objections of Congress and a hefty majority of the American people.
by John Hayward11 Nov 2015, 6:50 AM PST0

With only one year left in President Obama’s tenure, the White House continues to hint at the possibility that the President may use his executive powers to unilaterally shut down Guantánamo Bay prison without the consent of Congress.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Nov 2015, 12:29 PM PST0

The Obama administration appears open to having the president use his executive authority to try to close the terrorist detainee facility in Guantanamo Bay, warning Congress to stop blocking his desire to close the facility.
by Charlie Spiering4 Nov 2015, 11:53 AM PST0

Among the most recent transferred detainees from Guantanamo Bay was 45-year-old Ahmed Ould Abdel Aziz, sent home to Mauritania after 13 years in U.S. custody.
by John Hayward30 Oct 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

As the Associated Press notes, the defense policy bill “is one of the few bipartisan measures in Congress that has readily become law for more than a half-century,” but President Obama is threatening to veto this one, with Senate Democrats standing behind him.
by John Hayward7 Oct 2015, 9:14 AM PST0

Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, Cuban dictator Raúl Castro insisted that, without the transfer of sovereignty of Guantánamo Bay to the communist regime and the censorship of U.S. broadcasts condemning human rights violations, the normalization of relations with the United States cannot occur.
by Frances Martel28 Sep 2015, 2:25 PM PST0

(Reuters) The United States said on Tuesday it had transferred Abdul Shalabi, a longtime hunger striker at the Guantanamo Bay prison and described as a bodyguard for former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to his home country of Saudi Arabia.
by Reuters23 Sep 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

Washington (AFP) – The United States announced Thursday it has repatriated a Moroccan prisoner who spent 13 years at Guantanamo Bay, as part of a long-running effort to close the military prison in Cuba.
by AFP18 Sep 2015, 6:40 AM PST0