This week, as we mark the 12th anniversary of the prison, a look back at Associate Editor Luke Hansen's reporting from Guantanamo.

This guest blog comes courtesy of Susan Wilcox C S J the director of campus ministry at St Joseph rsquo s College in Brooklyn N Y and a member of Occupy Catholics For much of its existence the Catholic Church has taught a profound suspicion of usury mdash that is predatory lending which t

More than eleven years after the attacks of Sept 11 2001 claimed the lives of their family members nine people traveled to Guant aacute namo Bay Cuba Oct 15-19 to attend the pre-trial hearings of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and five others accused of organizing and financing the attacks The defen

Last night I stood outside the Media Operations Center in the darkness and quiet of the night It was nearly 2 00 a m and I was all alone It was my first experience of solitude peace and prayer since arriving at Guant aacute namo Bay Cuba two days earlier So far the whole experience of being

Within the last week 9 11 defendant Ammar al Baluchi learned that his father died in Kuwait The cause of death is unknown Emergency motions filed by his attorney James G Connell III sought to allow Mr al Baluchi to communicate with his mother and if he wanted to waive his presence at Monday

On Monday pre-trial hearings resumed in Guant aacute namo Bay Cuba for five men accused of helping coordinate the Sept 11 2001 attacks At their arraignment on May 5 the defendants in what defense attorney James G Connell III characterized as ldquo peaceful resistance to an unjust system r

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About two dozen journalists made the trip for the long-awaited resumption of hearings in the military trial of five alleged 9 11 conspirators including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the self-professed mastermind of the Sept 11 2001 terrorist attacks Due to the relatively small number of journalists

Next week there will be preliminary hearings at the U S Naval Base in Guant aacute namo Bay Cuba for five men accused of helping plot the Sept 11 2001 attacks I will be there to report the story for America As I spend a week at Guant aacute namo and observe the military commission hearings