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Defenders seek 9/11 trial delay, blame Guantánamo legal mail dispute 6:12 PM EST

This time, Pentagon defense lawyers are citing a new Guantánamo prison camp controversy involving inspection of confidential mail in their request for a delay in the Sept. 11 mass murder case.

Pentagon won’t slow 9/11 death penalty filings 5:29 PM EST

A senior Pentagon official told defense lawyers to write him by Monday on why the Sept. 11 mass murder file should not go forward as a death-penalty case.

AP sources: Taliban leader sent letter to Obama 6:58 PM EST

One sources said that the reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar complained that the United States had not done enough to establish good faith for negotiations, such as arranging the release of Taliban prisoners from the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay.

GOP: Taliban transfer plan sends ‘horrible message’ 5:36 PM EST

The Obama administration would cross a “dangerous line” and send a “horrible message” with a plan to encourage peace talks with the Afghan Taliban by transferring five prisoners from U.S. military detention, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Thursday.

Taliban deny they are ready for Afghan peace talks 8:50 AM EST

The Taliban have dismissed reports they are preparing to talk peace with the Afghan government, and a leaked NATO report has shown captured insurgents full of confidence they will seize power after international troops leave.

Dissident blogger says Cubans wanted more from Brazilian visit 10:45 PM EST

The Brazilian leader had vowed to make human rights a cornerstone of her foreign policy pointed to the U.S. detention camp for suspected terrorists at Guantánamo Bay on the island’s southeastern tip.

Alleged bomber's lawyer wants to question Yemeni leader 6:30 PM EST

The motion to depose Ali Abdullah Saleh was under seal at the Pentagon Tuesday; the Yemeni president is in the United States recovering from burns suffered in an ‘Arab Spring’ explosion at his presidential compound in Sana’a.

Obama selects Marine to head U.S. Southern Command 3:51 PM EST

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly has been nominated to take charge of the Southern Command, headquartered in Doral.

Former CIA officer accused of terror leaks 3:53 PM EST

Justice Department also says its investigation cleared Guantánamo defense attorneys for former CIA captives of wrongdoing in the investigation.

UN rights chief says U.S. must close Guantánamo 12:09 PM EST

The U.N. human rights chief says the U.S. government must close the Guantánamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama promised a year ago.