Jan. 24, 2020 Guantanamo 9/11 pretrial hearing sketches

Final sketches for this round of hearings. I'll be following from afar as the hearings continue through next week.

Coverage by LawDragon

http://www.lawdragon.com/2020/01/24/rogue-agent-trained-interrogators-of-sept-11-defendants-programs-architect-claims/

Jan. 23, 2020 9/11 pretrial hearings

Family members of the victims of 9/11 come to observe. Here they are, watching
the pretrial hearing today, January 23, 2020.

Jan 22, 2020 Guantanamo 9/11 pretrial hearings- defense teams

KSM and Al Hawsawi with thier Legal teams on Jan. 22, 2020.

Al Jazeera's news coverage explainer

Al Jazeera's news coverage explainer of just what the witness James E. Mitchell is testifying to: https://youtu.be/YS1YrkIedsM

Insightful coverage of yesterday's 9/11 pretrial hearings via Lawdragon

http://www.lawdragon.com/2020/01/22/cias-9-11-interrogation-leader-sheds-defiant-tears-testifying-at-guantanamo-bay/

video explainer on this week's 9/11 pretrial witness Mitchell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLVWbqh9gDE&feature=youtu.be

Jan. 21, 2020 Mitchell testimony continues at 9/11 pretrial hearings

Jan 21, 2020 morning session, Guantanamo 9/11 pretrial hearings

Sketching James E. Mitchell testifying in 9/11 pretrial hearings regarding enhanced interrogation. More to follow later this afternoon.

December 7, 2016 Gtmo militatry commissions, 9/11 pretrial hearings

James Connell, defense lawyer, brought up a cart of papers, the yellow stacks are blank and represent missing medical files. Very strong visual statement.

 

 View from the monitor, of the entire defense. Unfortunately only one person, Brig. General Mark Martins was visible from the prosecution side, seen on the left.

Dec 5-9 9/11 pre trial hearings, Guantanamo Bay

After a 2.5 year break, I've returned to sketch this week's 9/11 pretrial hearings in Guantanamo Bay.

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali. "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
http://www.usatoday.com/…/muhammad-ali-best-quote…/85370850/

Madhi Hashi sentencing on terrorism charges, Brooklyn Federal Court May 12, 2015

I sketched the sentencing of Madhi Hashi in Brooklyn Federal Court yesterday, May 12th for Reuters. 
Link to full article here:
Link to video here

A former British and two Swedish citizens about to face trial on U.S. terrorism charges pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic militant group al Shabaab in Somalia.

Madhi Hashi, 25, whose U.K. citizenship was revoked in 2012, and Swedish citizens Ali Yasin Ahmed, 30, and Mohamed Yusuf, 32, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, to a single conspiracy count. The guilty pleas came just three hours before potential jurors were to receive questionnaires in preparation for a June 1 trial.:

Varoom Magazine - politics issue covers 'Sketching Guantanamo' in American Histories

American Histories

Ann Field examines different uses of drawing by punk icon Raymond Pettibon and Guantanamo court artist Janet Hamlin, whose contrasting styles and commentaries illuminate 21st Century American politics.

Link to the latest issue of Varoom here:

http://theaoi.com/varoom-mag/latest-issue/

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Selma

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 40 years later, we still struggle with civil rights issues, but imagine where we'd be without voices like his.

Guantanamo Sketches, events at University of Richmond

                                      

From September 11 to November 21, sketches from Guantanamo are on display at the University of Richmond. Along with the show, there are 3 upcoming lectures of interest.
For more information visit:
http://museums.richmond.edu/exhibitions/lora-robins-gallery/Hamlin_Sketches_Guantanamo.html
http://calendar.richmond.edu/search.html?start=1&subtagfilters=&tagtitle=&keyword=guantanamo&tag=&dstart=09%2F15%2F2014&dend=&type=standard

University of Virginia show: Sketches from Guantanamo

This September 11th, the largest showing of sketches from the Guantanamo Commissions will be on display at the University of Richmond Museums, invitation below. It is open to the public, and will be up until November 21st. For more information: University of Richmond

Rachel Maddow on GTMO lawyer's dilemma

Excellent report produced by NBC's Shawna Thomas on Khalid Sheikh Mohammad's defense lawyer's dilemma:http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/impossible-conflict-traps-guantanamo-attorney-289334851773

My talk at Rhode Island School of Design last month

Last month I was invited to Rhode Island School of Design to give a talk on 'Sketching Guantanamo'.
See it here:
http://vimeo.com/99053968

Hadi al Iraqi arraignment, Guantanamo Bay, June 18, 2014

Yesterday I sketched the arraignment of Hadi al Iraqi here in Guantanamo. Charges are war crimes. More about this case here:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/18/4186238/iraqi-appears-in-guantanamo-court.html