Terrorism Law Report

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Current Events

Survival, brotherhood and rescue

On May 29, 2009, Mark Gonsalves and Keith Stansell, two of the three Americans held hostage in Colombia for five and a half years, told their harrowing tale of survival, brotherhood and rescue. This presentation was part of the Center for Terrorism Law Distinguished Speaker Series. Keith Stansell is seen here holding a few links of the chain that had been wound around his neck for several years during his imprisonment in the Colombian jungle. Mark Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Tom Howe were rescued from their captors, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in July 2008. Their book, Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle, was featured at the presentation and is available in local bookstores.

KSAT 12 Newscast: http://www.ksat.com/newsarchive/19605277/detail.html

Senate Committee Hearing Testimony

On Wednesday, May 13, 2009, Professor Jeffrey Addicott attended a hearing at the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts where he provided testimony on the topic: "What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of the Legal Council in the Bush Administration."

Center for Terrorism Law provides training to San Antonio Police Cadets

17 February 2009, the Center for Terrorism Law hosted and provided instruction to 30 San Antonio Police Cadets at the Center for Terrorism Law, San Antonio, TX.

In the Media