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Guantanamo Ten Years Later: Guantanamo Expert Andy Worthington Speaks
On January 12, the tenth anniversary of the notorious military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Truthout interviewed investigative journalist and Guantanamo expert Andy Worthington.
Suit challenges new Guantanamo prison mail rule
A lawyer for a Guantanamo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attack has filed suit against the prison commander, arguing a new rule subjecting legal mail to a security review is unconstitutional and amounts to illegal "intelligence monitoring" of a U.S. citizen.
Lawyer for Guantanamo prisoner charged in Sept. 11 case files legal challenge to new mail rule
A lawyer for a Guantanamo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attack has filed suit to overturn a new rule that requires a security team to review legal mail at the prison.
Cori Crider: Another Visit to GuantA namo Bay -- But What Can I Tell My Clients?
On one level it's easier to converse with prisoners these days -- we have held them so long that many speak American English -- but on another, we lawyers have been reduced to little more than glorified pizza-deliverymen to the forgotten and inconvenient.
GOP report: Freed Gitmo detainees re-offending
The United States cannot consistently ensure that former Guantanamo Bay detainees will not engage in militant activity once they are released from the military prison or transferred to a third country, a new congressional report found Thursday.
Fox has obtained an unclassified House GOP report which blasts two presidential administrations for their policies regarding detainees held at Guantanamo Bay .
Oh my: Majorities of liberal Democrats now support drone strikes, keeping Gitmo open
Pity poor Glenn Greenwald , who thought the left's opposition to Bush's counterterror policies was based on something more profound than crude partisan tribalism.
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CCR Submits Torture Details to Spanish Court after Judge's Order to Proceed with Gitmo Investigation
The submission follows Spanish Investigating Judge Pablo Ruz Gutierrez's recent order to proceed with the probe into the U.S. torture program.
Poll: Most Americans Approve of Obama's Military Tactics
President Obama is drawing strength from an unexpected area as he girds for his re-election campaign, benefiting from military and anti-terrorism policies that have been controversial in some quarters, but are broadly popular with the public overall.
Ethical debates intensify as Guantanamo Bay detention center turns 10
In this Jan. 11, 2002 file photo, released by the U.S. Department of Defense, detainees wearing orange jump suits sit in a holding area as military police patrol during in-processing at the temporary detention facility Camp X-Ray on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba.
Guantanamo prisoners began hunger strike
Human Rights activistas protest and ask at UC Hastings College of the Law on Jan.
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a stain on the United States, an affront to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and should be close, said R. Lee Wrights, a candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination in a statement released today.
Bob Beauprez: Obama's Fascination with Taliban Baffles Even Democrats
The Obama Administration is reportedly working on a deal to release five Taliban terrorists held at Gitmo as an "incentive" to talk peace in Afghanistan.
Extension denied in Guantanamo Sept. 11 trial
11 attack, a decision that means their highly anticipated arraignment may now occur within months.
The Taliban who may leave Gitmo
CNN 02/03/2012 By Adam Levine, Tim Lister, Ted Barrett and Pam Benson [Printer Friendly Version] As part of its efforts to explore peace talks with the Taliban, the Obama administration is considering the controversial release of several senior Taliban figures from the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
Sept. 11 trial at Guantanamo may face new delay
Lawyers for at least two Guantanamo Bay prisoners accused of planning the Sept. 11 attack asked the Pentagon on Thursday to extend a deadline for pretrial motions, which could again delay a case that has been stalled by political and legal disputes for years.
Taliban Leaders Moving Out of Gitmo?
FILE: In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, Guantanamo detainees jog together inside a recreation area at Camp 6 high-security detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba.
Yemen president could face questions in Gitmo case
The lawyer for a Guantanamo prisoner wants to question the president of Yemen while the embattled leader is in the U.S. for medical treatment.
US confirms possible release of Taliban from Gitmo
U.S. intelligence officials acknowledged Tuesday that the United States may release several Afghan Taliban prisoners from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as an incentive to bring the Taliban to peace talks.Meanwhile, Afghan officials told The Associated Press that a plan to give Afghanistan a form of legal custody over the men if they ... (more)
US confirms possible release of Taliban from Gitmo
From left, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and CIA Director David Petraeus take their seats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan.
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