Just as soon as Omar Khadr’s trial began, it’s stopped; Khadr’s lawyer, Lt. Col. Jon Jackson, collapsed in the courthouse late yesterday. Doctors suspect it is related to a surgery Jackson had six weeks earlier, but nonetheless the judge ordered a thirty-day recess. This is, of couse, on top of the several years’ delay Khadr [...]

For those of you familiar with Spencer’s extensive reporting on Guantanamo and the trial of Omar Khadr–and that should be all of you–today’s breaking news is that his trial has now begun, becoming the first revised military tribunal trial under the Obama Administration. There are many issues that will come up in this case, not [...]

I wasn’t able to make it, but Nick Baumann of Mother Jones was, and here’s his writeup of Carol Rosenberg (et al)’s discussion of the GTMO ground rules for reporters. David Schulz, who represents the Miami Herald, the Associated Press, Dow Jones, the New York Times, Reuters, and the Washington Post, said he was “hopeful” that the media [...]

I’ll be working tonight to hit a Wired deadline, but if you’re in D.C., you should come out at 7 p.m. to the National Press Club, where the Miami Herald‘s Carol Rosenberg and others will discuss covering Guantanamo Bay and the ground rules under which reporters operate.

In my inbox: a letter Sen. Graham wrote to Attorney General Holder asking him to stop being cute about the ultimate venue for the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his co-conspirators. “In your testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 14, 2010, you stated that ‘New York is not off the table’ as [...]

Just out from the Defense Department: On May 26, 2010, a U.S. District Court ordered the release of Mohammed Odaini from custody at Guantanamo Bay. As a result, the Department of Defense has transferred him to his native country. In accordance with Congressionally-mandated reporting requirements, the administration informed Congress of its intent to transfer Odaini [...]

Marcy did the heavy lifting yesterday of transcribing a letter that Omar Khadr wrote to Col. Patrick Parrish, the judge presiding over his military commission. After yet again firing his lawyers, Khadr appeared resigned. “[N]ot one of the lawyers I’ve had, or human right organization or any person say that the commission is fair, or [...]

Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking to Bob Schieffer from the Aspen Ideas Festival, told you nothing new on the ideational trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the closure of Guantanamo Bay. “No decision has been made yet on exactly where the trial will occur.” … “Bound and determined” to hold some kind of trial, as [...]

She won’t be going back to Guantanamo on Sunday for the end of Omar Khadr’s pre-trial hearing, Danger Room Has Learned. And that just really sucks. Michelle knows more about Khadr than any other journalist. I really only barely know her, but I feel confident in saying she’s also an extraordinary person and everything you [...]

My friend Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star is still banned from Guantanamo unreasonably. Yet she still beats the rest of the Guantanamo press corps by reporting that once again, Omar Khadr has fired his lawyers. According to her piece — and she wrote the book on Khadr — it’s a sign of his resignation [...]