Key dates at Guantanamo Bay
Jan. 11, 2002: The first 20 detainees, hooded and shackled, are flown from Afghanistan to the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. By the end of the month, about 160 prisoners are held.
March 21, 2002: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld outlines rules for Guantanamo military tribunals, saying they will grant many of the same rights as regular U.S. courts.
July 3, 2003: The first six prisoners to face war crimes trials are chosen, but their names are not released.
Aug. 24, 2004: Tribunal holds its first pretrial hearing, for Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver.
Nov. 8, 2004: Federal judge in Washington halts Hamdan's military prosecution, ruling he is entitled to a hearing to determine whether he is a prisoner of war.
March 26, 2007: Australian detainee David Hicks pleads guilty to supporting terrorism under an agreement that sends him home to serve a nine-month prison sentence.
June 29, 2006: U.S. Supreme Court sides with Hamdan's lawyers in ruling that planned military tribunals violate U.S. and international law. President Bush and Congress respond with a new set of rules.
July 21, 2008: The first Guantanamo trial begins with the prosecution of Hamdan. A Pentagon-selected jury of six military officers hears 10 days of testimony.
Aug. 6, 2008: Hamdan is convicted of aiding terrorism but acquitted of conspiracy.
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