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The Fifth Anniversary of President Obama’s Guantanamo Closure Order
by JOHN BELLINGER Today is the fifth anniversary of President Obama’s executive order directing the closure of Guantanamo within one year. I welcomed the President’s order at the time, but…
Military Justice: Secrecy Shrouds Guantanamo Hearings
by Mathieu von Rohr in Guantanamo The biggest terrorism trial in American history has yet to begin, but many are already questioning whether it can approach fairness. Aggressive surveillance tactics,…
What Happens to Justice in a Perpetual War?
By John Knefel June 25, 2013 4:45 PM ET I. Emma Barker-Lasar is 19 years old. She attends community college in central New Jersey and works part-time for minimum wage at…
“…these five men in spite of who they are deserve the fairest, most transparent and honest trial…”
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows founding member, Rita Lasar, store is currently observing the pre-trial motions in Guantanamo and has shared her opinion with Miami Herald reporter, Carol Rosenberg:…
PT Statement Regarding Detainees at Guantanamo and the NDAA 2013
Statement of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Regarding Detainees at Guantanamo and the NDAA 2013 As family members and loved ones of those killed on September 11th, we have…
Statement of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows to Secretary of Defense Panetta
Dear Secretary Panetta, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows respectfully requests that you telecast the legal proceedings at GB around the world broadly and without restriction. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, along…
PT Statement regarding Pre-Trial Motions at Guantanamo, October 15-19, 2012
Statement from September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Regarding Pre-Trial Motions at Guantanamo, October 15-19, 2012 This week, pre-trial motions will be argued at Guantanamo Naval Base in the case…
Statement Regarding Pre-trial Motions at Guantanamo for the 9-11 Co-conspirators (August 2012)
Pre-trial motions are scheduled to begin August 22nd, 2012 at the Guantanamo military commission for Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other alleged 9-11 co-conspirators. Judgments regarding these motions will have…
Peaceful Tomorrows Statement on Activities of the Military Commission at Guantanamo
May 5, 2012 The United States owes the victims of September 11th and indeed the entire world a legal response to the outrageous criminal acts of 9/11 that is unassailable…
Seeking support for the “Close Guantanamo” White House petition
Close Guantanamo Now! January 11, 2012, marks Guantanamo’s 10th anniversary. On his second day in office, President Obama pledged to close Guantanamo within a year. Yet it remains open, undermining…
