Trial Guide: The Cole Bombing Case at Guantánamo Bay (Gift Article)

Good morning from the USS Cole Bombing Case hearings at Guantanamo. We expect more testimony from Maj. Anthony Ralston, the Army psychiatrist who found the defendant competent for trial. Defense lawyers argue that, because of his torture, the accused bomber cannot understand his court proceedings.

Good morning from Camp Justice at Guantanamo Bay on Week 3 of these pretrial hearings in the USS Cole bombing case. We anticipate open court arguments today to wrap up eve-of-trial competency hearings. We've updated our guide with information about the court and commissions.

After that we expect testimony from Dr. Sondra Crosby, an internist who has been meeting the prisoner longer than anyone on his team. As rules changed through the years she was able to testify in open court to what was done to him, notably this.

Good morning from the USS Cole Bombing Case hearings at Guantanamo. We expect more testimony from Maj. Anthony Ralston, the Army psychiatrist who found the defendant competent for trial. Defense lawyers argue that, beccause of his torture, the accused bomber cannot understand his court proceedings.