https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/jury-selection-begins-in-first-death-penalty-case-at-guant-namo-bayContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/jury-selection-begins-in-first-death-penalty-case-at-guant-namo-bayhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/jury-selection-begins-in-first-death-penalty-case-at-guant-namo-bay#u181272Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:57:02 +0000Jury selection is underway at the United States Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the first death-penalty case in the military commission system established after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Thirty-six military officers from a pool of 200 arrived at the base as proceedings opened. The commission must choose 12 jurors and six alternates for the defendant, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. The 61-year-old Saudi man is accused of orchestrating the bombing of the Norfolk-based destroyer USS Cole during a refueling stop, an attack that killed 17 American sailors.Why it mattersThe proceedings mark a