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DC Circuit upholds default damages judgment against Syria
May 21, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday unanimously ruled to uphold a $413 million judgment against Syria for assisting in the the murders of two US contractors. In 2004, two military contractors assisting the US in Iraq, Olin Armstrong and Jack Hensley, were.... [more]
Jordan court issues life sentences for al Qaeda chemical bombers
May 21, 2008 by Mike Rosen-Molina
Eight alleged al-Qaeda operatives were given life sentences by a Jordan military court Wednesday as punishment for their roles in a 2004 failed chemical weapons attack on the US Embassy and other sites in Jordan. The plot was allegedly funded by al-Qaeda's top leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqa....... [more]
DOJ says Iraq terror suspect ruling hinders executive power to wage war
February 10, 2007 by Natalie Hrubos
A US Justice Department spokesman said late Friday that the federal appeals court decision giving suspected Iraq terrorist Shawqi Omar the right to argue his case before a US court will inappropriately interfere with the executive branch's prerogative to prosecute a war. Omar, who th....... [more]
Jordan parliamentarians pardoned for pro-Zarqawi actions
October 2, 2006 by Joshua Pantesco
King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a special amnesty on Saturday for two opposition party lawmakers who were convicted of incitement in August for expressing sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi when they visited Zarqawi's relatives in his native Jorda....... [more]
Jordan parliamentarians pardoned for pro-Zarqawi actions
October 2, 2006 by Joshua Pantesco
King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a special amnesty on Saturday for two opposition party lawmakers who were convicted of incitement in August for expressing sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi when they visited Zarqawi's relatives in his native Jorda....... [more]
Jordan court sentences failed suicide bomber to death for hotel blasts
September 21, 2006 by Katerina Ossenova
An Iraqi woman who attempted to detonate a suicide bomb as part of the 2005 deadly hotel bombings in Amman was sentenced to death Thursday by a Jordanian military court. Sajida al-Rishawi was convicted along with six others who were tried in absentia of conspiracy to carry out a terrorist act.... [more]
DOJ argues federal court cannot block transfer of American to Iraqi jurisdiction
September 11, 2006 by Jaime Jansen
Lawyers for the US Department of Justice told a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Monday that the court lacked the power to prevent the case of an American held in Iraq from being transferred to the Iraqi courts. The American, Shawqi Omar, has dual US and.... [more]
Jordan lawmakers convicted of incitement after Zarqawi comments
August 7, 2006 by Jaime Jansen
A Jordan military court Sunday convicted two lawmakers from the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, for expressing sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi when they visited Zarqawi's relatives in his native Jordan. The court se....... [more]
Jordan officials arrest four lawmakers as Zarqawi sympathizers
June 12, 2006 by Jaime Jansen
Jordanian authorities have detained four lawmakers from the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, who allegedly expressed sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by visiting Zarqawi's relatives in his native Jordan, according to....... [more]
Iraq Interior Ministry announcement follows news of Zarqawi death
June 8, 2006 by Joshua Pantesco
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced Thursday that Iraq's parliament has approved his nominee for the country's controversial Interior Ministry, ending a three-week stalemate between Shiite and Sunni political blocs. Nominees for the defense and national security ministries were al....... [more]
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