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"Guantánamo Detainee Refuses to Testify for Accused U.S.S. Cole Bomber," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, May 06, 2022
"National Security Surveillance on U.S. Soil Dropped Again in 2021, Report Says," by Charlie Savage, New York Times, April 29, 2022
"Youngest Guantánamo Detainee Is Cleared for Release," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, April 26, 2022
"Former C.I.A.-Run Prison Emerges as a New Front in Guantánamo’s Legal Saga," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, April 21, 2022
"Plea negotiations underway for Guantánamo Bay prisoners charged in 9/11 case," by Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, March 16, 2022
"Sept. 11 Prosecutors Are in Plea Talks That Could Avert a Death-Penalty Trial," by Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage, New York Times, March 15, 2022
"U.S. Official Ends Sentence of Terrorist Who Was Tortured by C.I.A.," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, March 11, 2022
"‘Time becomes elastic’: the long legacy of Guantanamo Bay," by Jason Dick, Roll Call, March 10, 2022
"‘20th Hijacker’ Is Returned to Saudi Arabia for Mental Health Care," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, March 07, 2022
"EXPLAINER: Why half of Guantanamo's prisoners could get out," by Ben Fox, Associated Press, February 19, 2022
"Panel Approves Transfer of Saudi Engineer From Guantánamo Bay," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, February 10, 2022
"Panel Backs Transfer of Mentally Ill Guantánamo Detainee Suspected of 9/11 Role," by Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage, New York Times, February 04, 2022
"Why Guantanamo Bay prison still hasn’t closed," by Sam Ellis, Vox, February 02, 2022
"Trial Guide: The U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case at Guantánamo Bay," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, February 22, 2022
"The CIA tortured him after 9/11. Then they lied. Will the truth ever come out?," by Ed Pilkington, The Guardian, January 29, 2022