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WASHINGTON –Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian national who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility since September 2006, will be prosecuted in federal court in the United States pursuant to the March 12, 2001 superseding indictment currently pending against him in the Southern District of New York.
In accordance with […]

Voice of America
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she stands by her statement that the CIA misled Congress in a 2002 briefing for key lawmakers on the use of harsh interrogation methods on suspected terrorists.
Pelosi’s allegation that the CIA was not truthful when it briefed key lawmakers in September 2002 about interrogation methods […]

WASHINGTON — Three brothers who were convicted of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military during an armed attack on a military base were sentenced today to life prison terms, Ralph J. Marra Jr., Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey; David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and Janice K. […]

By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
QUANTICO, Va., April 13, 2009 – The U.S. military’s rescue of a kidnapped American ship captain yesterday was “textbook,” but the issue of piracy is likely to worsen in the absence of a systemic solution, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
Off the Somali coast yesterday, U.S. special operations […]

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2009 – Pirates still hold the captain of the Maersk Alabama on the waters off Somalia, but the Navy destroyer USS Bainbridge has arrived on the scene, a Defense Department spokesman said today.
“There’s intense interest in this, and I appreciate that, but I must ask that you […]

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2009 – The safe return of the American maritime captain being held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia is of primary importance, senior U.S. officials said here today at the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial.
Following ministerial discussions on Afghanistan, U.S. engagement in Asia and other topics, […]

HarpBlaster.com News Wire
WASHINGTON — President Obama says “the moment is ripe” for Israelis and Palestinians to achieve a lasting peace, but added that all parties in the region must play a role in the process.
In an interview with Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television, Obama said both sides would have to decide for themselves what is best for […]

WASHINGTON – Hassan Saied Keshari and his corporation, Kesh Air International, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Southern District of Florida to charges of conspiring to illegally export military and commercial aircraft parts to Iran.
The guilty pleas were announced by Matt Olsen, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security; R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney for the […]

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2009 – As the Defense Department prepares plans to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, defense officials acknowledge the possibility that released detainees could return to the battlefield.
“It’s something that we’re cognizant of. It’s obviously something that we try to assess at the […]

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2009 – President Barack Obama today called for the closing of the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within one year.
In a series of executive orders concerning the treatment of detainees in American custody, Obama also ordered the creation of a group tasked with detainee disposition, governmentwide use […]