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Former CIA Psychiatrist Testifies to Lasting Brain Trauma from Black Site Interrogations
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – A forensic psychiatrist testified this week that a 9/11 defendan…
May 10, 2024
As Witness Health Issues Mount, Judge Considers Compelling Testimony of Covert CIA Officer
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Defense attorney Alka Pradhan argued that the judge should compel the testimony of a covert officer from the CIA black sites.
April 21, 2024
After Four-Year Gap, Former CIA Psychologist Retakes the Stand in 9/11 Case
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Dr. James Mitchell, who played a key role in engineering the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program, is a crucial witness in the proceedings.
February 23, 2024
Tensions Escalate in 9/11 Suppression Hearings Over Security Interruptions
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Coordination between the CIA and the FBI investigating those res…
February 17, 2024
With Key FBI Witness, 9/11 Case Returns to Suppression Hearings of Historic Complexity
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Prosecutors on Guantanamo Bay this week called one of the most i…
September 28, 2023
Judge Severs 9/11 Defendant from Case Due to Mental Illness
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
A military has severed one of the five defendants from the 9/11 case after finding him mentally incompetent.
September 21, 2023
Lawyers Elicit Competing Views of Hearsay Evidence in USS Cole Bombing Case
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Lawyers in the USS Cole bombing case resumed their high-stakes b…
December 9, 2022
Author Limelight – Guantanamo: Lisa Hajjar on the Lawyers Who Fought Against Torture
By John Ryan | News & Features
Acclaimed sociologist Lisa Hajjar discusses her new book, "The War in Court," about the lawyers who have fought torture in the war on terror.
October 28, 2022
Hopes for Settlement in 9/11 Case Defer Public Hearings More than Two Decades On
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Court sessions for the rest of the year will likely be suspended as the Biden administration reviews plea deals.
October 1, 2022
Critical Suppression Hearing Resumes in Guantanamo’s USS Cole Bombing Case
By John Ryan | News & Features, Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Lawyers for the detainee accused of planning the USS Cole bombin…
July 29, 2022
CIA's Architect of Brutal Interrogations Claims He Later Held Hands of Accused 9/11 Mastermind
By John Ryan | Guantanamo Bay, News & Features
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – The CIA interrogator who subjected Khalid Shaikh Mohammad to wall-s…
January 31, 2020
CIA Psychologist Threatened to Cut Throat of KSM’s Son in Quest to Stop More Attacks
By John Ryan | Guantanamo Bay, News & Features
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – Former CIA psychologist James Mitchell testified on Monday that he t…
January 27, 2020
Rogue Agent Trained Interrogators of Sept. 11 Defendants, Program's Architect Claims
By John Ryan | Guantanamo Bay, News & Features
Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba – James Mitchell, the psychologist who designed the CIA’s 9/11 int…
January 23, 2020
In Sept. 11 Case, One Set of FBI Interrogations Cast in Two Different Lights
By John Ryan | Guantanamo Bay, News & Features
A location inside the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. A Joint Task Force Guantanamo public affair…
September 20, 2019