Binyam Mohamed

January 18, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Algerian Court Sentences Ex-Gitmo Detainee to 3 Years in Prison

An Algerian court sentenced an ex-Guantanamo detainee to three years in prison on Monday for his involvement with an extremist group. Prosecutors had sought a 10-year prison sentence for Nadji Ab...

November 7, 2011 | Andrew McCarthy National Review Online

A Terrorist Released

Binyam Mohamed is ...

July 26, 2011 | |

The Daqduq Dilemma

He is an enemy combatant, so treat him as one.

January 19, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn Weekly Standard

The Beginning of the End of Swiss ‘Active Neutrality’?

 Tuesday morning, NBC News broadcast an interview with Saad Iqbal Madni, a former Guantanamo detainee. Madni’s story is an old one and there is no real “news” here. The New...

January 7, 2011 | The Long War Journal

Gitmo Detainee Transferred to Algeria

The Department of Defense announced the transfer of a Guantanamo detainee to Algeria on Thursday. The detainee, Saiid Farhi (also known as Farhi Saeed Bin Mohammed in US government documents), ha...

November 17, 2010 |

From Al Qaeda Recruit to Millionaire?

Is the British government preparing to make one of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s alleged co-conspirators a millionaire? The Washington Post reports on the British payouts to former Gitmo detaine...

November 16, 2010 |

British Pay Jihadists to Tell Tall Tales of Torture

The UK government has decided to award seven former Guantanamo detainees millions of dollars in an out-of-court settlement, according to multiple press accounts. Why? The ex-Gitmo detainees claim...

September 9, 2010 | |

A Few Missing Details

The New York Times reports that a federal appeals court has shot down a lawsuit against Jeppesen Data...

August 13, 2010 |

Gitmo Lawyers Argue to Exclude Video Evidence That Appeared on National TV

Omar Khadr's trial before a military commission at Guantanamo has reportedly been delayed once again. This time, Khadr's attorney has suffered some illness and the trial has been put on...

July 20, 2010 | Thomas Joscelyn Weekly Standard

Disconnecting the Dots, Part 2

Late last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the transfer of a Guantanamo detainee named Farhi Saeed Bin Mohammed to his home country of Algeria. Mohammed claims that he will be tort...

November 18, 2009 | Thomas Joscelyn Weekly Standard Blog

Al Qaeda’s Civil Liberties Union

A look at the other terrorists embraced by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's ACLU lawyers.

May 1, 2009 |

Saying No to Justice

I did something today that I’ve never done before. The Department of Justice, which I proudly served for a quarter century as an assistant U.S. attorney and a deputy U.S. marshal, asked me...