Arun Rath
Confusion Reigns at 9/11 Suspects’ Hearing This Week
The pre-trial hearings in the military commission of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants stalled midway through the week here at “Camp Justice,” in the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba [...]
Who Controls the Censors at 9/11 Mastermind Tribunal?
The latest round of hearings at the military commission trying 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants opened Monday at Guantanamo, but by the end of the day it appeared that the judge was not entirely in control of the proceedings. [...]
The Real John Chambers: Makeup and Black Ops
You might be surprised that Hollywood special effects man John Chambers was as real as they come, as was his relationship with the CIA [...]
The History of the CIA in Hollywood Movies
“Zero Dark Thirty” has garnered a lot of attention for the help the filmmakers received from the CIA. But the World’s Arun Rath reports that the CIA has been trying to influence Hollywood for decades, from an animated film of Animal Farm, through Alias and beyond.
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges Against WikiLeaks Suspect
Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history, lost a chance at freedom in a military courtroom in Maryland today, and learned his months in solitary confinement will only earn him a 112-day reduction in his eventual sentence. [...]
Remembering Master Violinist M. S. Gopalakrishnan
M.S. Gopalakrishnan was a violinist whose intense study led him to develop new styles of playing the instrument in Indian classical music.
The Global Influence of the NRA
The National Rifle Association has been extremely influential in shaping gun policy in the United States over the years. And it’s reaching out internationally as well. The World’s Arun Rath has been looking into the NRA’s international interests and he speaks with anchor Marco Werman.
Remembering Ravi Shankar, the ‘Godfather of World Music’
George Harrison famously called Ravi Shankar the “Godfather of World Music.” For children of the multicultural age, the late Shankar was something of a father figure.
WikiLeaks Soldier Bradley Manning Testifies
Friday was a day of dramatic testimony at the pre-trial hearing in the case of Bradley Manning. The US Army private is due to be court-martialed on 22 charges, including “aiding the enemy.”
Psychiatrists Testify to WikiLeaks Suspect’s Mental State
Two military psychiatrists who cared for Bradley Manning during his confinement at Quantico have testified that their recommendation that Manning be removed from a suicide watch was disregarded [...]
Bradley Manning Acknowledges Leaking
Through a peculiar legal maneuver known as “pleading by exceptions and substitutions,” Army Pvt. Bradley Manning has for the first time explicitly acknowledged that he was responsible for leaking classified material that appeared on the Wikileaks website [...]
9/11 Guantanamo Hearings Proceed Slowly
A military tribunal in Guantanamo continued its pre-trial hearings in the case of the alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind and four alleged co-conspirators. Frontline reporter Arun Rath is in Guantanamo following the hearings.
9/11 Mastermind Harangues US Gov’t at Guantanamo Hearing
After assuring the judge he wouldn’t speak to anything classified, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed delivered a diatribe against the American government at Wednesday’s military commission hearing at Guantanamo [...]
US Appeals Court Ruling on Former Bin Laden Driver Could Derail Other Guantanamo Cases
A US court has quashed the conviction of Osama Bin Laden’s former driver, who had been jailed in Guantanamo Bay for giving material support to terrorism.
9/11 Motion Hearings Proceed Despite Health Concerns at Gitmo
Motion hearings for the military commission trying 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants begin here on Monday, and the proceedings are beset with controversy before the court is even in session [...]
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