The Saudi prisoner agreed to the settlement to avoid a death-penalty trial, his lawyer said, but it has yet to reach the defense secretary.
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Trial Set to Start Next Year in Bombing of U.S.S. Cole
The judge reserved a courtroom for fall 2025. Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed in the bombing, which was a precursor to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Judge Throws Out Confession of Bombing Suspect as Derived From Torture
The Saudi defendant, accused of orchestrating the attack on the U.S.S. Cole in 2000, was waterboarded and subjected to other forms of torture by the C.I.A. in 2002 in a secret prison network.
Families of 17 USS Cole Sailors Killed by Al Qaeda Await Justice at Guantánamo Bay
Families of the sailors who were killed in the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole and survivors having been making the trek to the war court at Guantánamo Bay for pretrial hearings since 2011.
Col. Lanny Acosta, Guantánamo Judge, Faces Ethics Challenge
The issue has cast a cloud over the coming proceedings in the U.S.S. Cole bombing case, which are scheduled to last three weeks starting Monday.
War Court Proceedings Stream to Guantánamo From a Secret Chamber in Virginia
The tribunals were intentionally set up offshore. Now, increasingly, military judges are hearing testimony and arguments from a classified annex.
War Court Proceedings Stream to Guantánamo From a Secret Chamber in Virginia
The tribunals were intentionally set up offshore. Now, increasingly, military judges are hearing testimony and arguments from a classified annex.
Ex-C.I.A. Psychologist Re-enacts Interrogations for Guantánamo Court
Lawyers for a Saudi prisoner had the psychologist show some of his practices in an effort to exclude evidence as derived from torture.
Doctor Denounces C.I.A. Practice of ‘Rectal Feeding’ of Prisoners
In a hearing at Guantánamo Bay, an expert gave a graphic public depiction of torture after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Prosecutor Who Sought to Use Evidence Derived From Torture Leaves Cole Case
The Biden administration had adopted a policy excluding all evidence obtained through torture; the prosecutor argued the law allowed it.