September 16, 2013: The trial of five men alleged of aiding the September 11 attacks re-opens at GTMO. Officially known as United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, this military commission has proceeded spasmodically since charges were first…

Earlier this year, we heard an incredible story about a circus troupe that had visited the base at Guantánamo to entertain the families stationed there. Members of the troupe had filmed much of what they encountered at GTMO, and this footage had become the basis of a documentary film. The producers of this film, Christina…