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9/11 PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS: BRIEFING WITH THE DEFENSE – GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION, CUBA

11/13/2024 – (Wednesday, 5-7:00 PM) Members of defense counsel present: Gary Sowards (Lead Learned Counsel – Khalid Shaikh Mohammad/KSM); Maj. Mike Leahy (Learned Counsel, Air Force – KSM); Matthew Engle (Lead Civilian Learned Counsel – Walid bin Attash/WBA); Marian D. Messing (Mil. Def. Counsel, Army – WBA); Suzanne Lachelier (Learned Counsel – Mustafa Al Hawsawi […]

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9/11 PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS UPDATE: 2 BRIEFINGS WITH THE PROSECUTION – Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba

November 12, 2024: (Tuesday, 1:30-3:00 PM) Lead Team Prosecutor, Clayton Trivett; Attorney, Nicole Tray; Chief of Litigation Support, Meghan Gentry Tuesday, at 11:00 AM, Military Judge, Air Force Col. Matthew N. McCall, abruptly called to end the 53rd session of the 9/11 pre-trial hearings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, exuberantly bounding from the bench, with a […]

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9/11 PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS UPDATE: DAY 5 / NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA

November 12, 2024 Greetings from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, day 5 (3) in the final week of the 53rd session of the OMC pre-trial hearings on the 9/11 case. Today’s open session began at 9:00 AM. Present in courtroom of Air Force Col. Judge Matthew N. McCall. Attending members of the prosecution team include lead attorney […]

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9/11 PRE-TRIAL HEARINGS UPDATE: DAY 4 / NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA

November 11, 2024 Hello from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Day 4 (2) in the final week of the 53rd session of the Office of Military Commissions (OMC) pre-trial hearings on the 9/11 case. Today’s session began at 9:00 AM. Present in the courtroom of Air Force Col. Judge Matthew McCall were lead prosecuting attorney Mr. Clayton […]

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WHAT VFMs DO WHEN WAR COURT IS CLOSED

Good afternoon from JTF- (Joint Task Force) Guantanamo. What do VFM’s (Victim Family Members) do when pretrial hearings are unexpectedly recessed? Shop for sundries at the NEX. Shop at the Military gift shop for stuffed Iguanas and T-shirts. Tour the @41sq miles of landscape, including abandoned prison sites, on an air-conditioned passenger bus accompanied by […]

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MOTHERS FOR DIGNITY RETREAT

4-day Retreat for support and healing / Connecting mothers who have lost a child by mass violence / Peer community of understanding. It is heartening to witness how we help each other. Find out more and Register here by email contact to Kathy Murphy.

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