by Tyler Pager | Feb 25, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION, Cuba — A military judge said Wednesday he will not halt the trial of the alleged USS Cole bomber even though another judge decided to delay his separate trial of the 9/11 masterminds until a request...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 25, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin Retired Maj. Gen. Vaughn Ary, the official who oversees the military court, is scheduled to testify Wednesday morning. He will speak to whether he unlawfully involved himself in the trial of the alleged USS Cole bomber by ordering the...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 24, 2015 | National Security
[rev_slider Gitmo] The United States has had a military presence at Guantanamo Bay since 1898. The island is now home to nearly 6,000 people between the U.S. Naval Station and the Joint Task Force supporting the detention center.
by Tyler Pager | Feb 24, 2015 | National Security
Video by Tyler/Medill News Service By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin GUANTANAMO NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A military judge in the trial of the alleged mastermind in the bombing of the USS Cole said Tuesday he will not hear any further motions until the defense’s claim...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 23, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The judge in the trial of the alleged mastermind behind the USS Cole bombing Monday ruled in favor of hearing testimony from the senior Pentagon official who has ordered the judge to move to Guantanamo to speed up the...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 23, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager and Paige Leskin GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Lawyers for the alleged mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole argued Monday the case should be dismissed on the grounds that defense officials illegally forced the military judges to move to...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 9, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation in Ukraine, but Obama said he would consider sending lethal arms if diplomacy fails. At a joint...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – Automatic cuts to the Defense Department budget are “risky” because they imply diminish U.S. projection of power overseas, Ashton Carter said Wednesday at a Senate confirmation hearing in which there appeared to be little opposition to his...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 2, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – The Pentagon requested $534 billion for 2016 on Monday as part of President Barack Obama’s budget, $35 billion dollars above the caps set by Congress in the automatic spending cuts. In addition, it proposed $51 billion for overseas...
by Tyler Pager | Jan 28, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – A specially appointed congressional watchdog agency has found U.S.-funded reconstruction projects in Afghanistan are failing and costing millions of dollars. Meanwhile, a range of experts say the standards used to judge the projects are...
by Tyler Pager | Jan 28, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – Military chiefs on Wednesday warned automatic spending cuts could result in scaled-back services and difficulties in meeting the increasingly volatile security environment. Representatives from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines Corps...
by Tyler Pager | Jan 27, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON — Lawmakers trying to limit the spread of terrorist propaganda on social media say they are frustrated by tech companies’ opposition to expanded security measures. “There needs to be an effort to work cooperatively with these...
