added 2007 Wed Jun 13 7:40:33 by Beau7890
The word came in May 2006: Ali Mohammed Nasser Mohammed, a slight, 24-year-old Yemeni with curly black hair and a wispy beard, would be freed from Guantanamo after more than four years. He got a checkup. His photo was taken, as were his fingerprints. He was measured for clothes and shoes, then offered a meeting with the Red Cross.
The word came in May 2006: Ali Mohammed Nasser Mohammed, a slight, 24-year-old Yemeni with curly black hair and a wispy beard, would be freed from Guantanamo after more than four years. He got a checkup. His photo was taken, as were his fingerprints. He was measured for clothes and shoes, then offered a meeting with the Red Cross.
added 2007 Mon Jun 11 20:00:28 by TechnologyExpert
The Bush administration cannot legally detain an immigrant it believes is an al-Qaida sleeper agent without charging him, a divided federal appeals court ruled Monday.
The Bush administration cannot legally detain an immigrant it believes is an al-Qaida sleeper agent without charging him, a divided federal appeals court ruled Monday.
added 2007 Mon Jun 11 19:50:55 by populist
former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) expressed his disagreement with Powell about closing Guantanamo, saying "most of our prisoners would love to be in a facility more like Guantanamo and less like the state prisons that people are in in the United States."
former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) expressed his disagreement with Powell about closing Guantanamo, saying "most of our prisoners would love to be in a facility more like Guantanamo and less like the state prisons that people are in in the United States."
added 2007 Sun Jun 10 17:42:19 by TechnologyExpert
This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, Gen. Colin Powell strongly condemned the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it "a major problem for America's perception" and charging, "if it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo - not tomorrow, this afternoon."
This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, Gen. Colin Powell strongly condemned the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it "a major problem for America's perception" and charging, "if it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo - not tomorrow, this afternoon."
added 2007 Sun Jun 10 7:45:53 by tehranchik
Sami al Haj is an Al Jazeera journalist, originally from the Sudan, who has been detained by the U.S. at GuantÃ;Æ;Ã;¡namo for over five years without trial. He was seized whilst working as a cameraman on assignment reporting on the war in Afghanistan.
Sami al Haj is an Al Jazeera journalist, originally from the Sudan, who has been detained by the U.S. at GuantÃ;Æ;Ã;¡namo for over five years without trial. He was seized whilst working as a cameraman on assignment reporting on the war in Afghanistan.
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 2:34:47 by populist
There are people who think rights were made only for good people, and laws were made only for bad people. Americans were reminded twice last week that laws and rights both matter because they apply to everyone.
There are people who think rights were made only for good people, and laws were made only for bad people. Americans were reminded twice last week that laws and rights both matter because they apply to everyone.
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 2:34:47 by populist
There are people who think rights were made only for good people, and laws were made only for bad people. Americans were reminded twice last week that laws and rights both matter because they apply to everyone.
There are people who think rights were made only for good people, and laws were made only for bad people. Americans were reminded twice last week that laws and rights both matter because they apply to everyone.
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 2:34:47 by populist
There are people who think rights were made only for good people, and laws were made only for bad people. Americans were reminded twice last week that laws and rights both matter because they apply to everyone.
There are people who think rights were made only for good people, and laws were made only for bad people. Americans were reminded twice last week that laws and rights both matter because they apply to everyone.
added 2007 Thu Jun 7 23:52:06 by populist
Now we've bungled our own kangaroo courts. This is what happens when you make up the rules as you go along.
Now we've bungled our own kangaroo courts. This is what happens when you make up the rules as you go along.
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added 2007 Mon May 21 1:23:32 by Aidenag
A civil liberties group representing 16 attorneys of detainees at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday sued the National Security Agency and the Justice Department, claiming that the government illegally spied on the lawyers with warrantless wiretaps and has refused to turn over records of the snooping.
A civil liberties group representing 16 attorneys of detainees at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday sued the National Security Agency and the Justice Department, claiming that the government illegally spied on the lawyers with warrantless wiretaps and has refused to turn over records of the snooping.
added 2007 Sun May 20 22:46:48 by berkeley
As the convicted Taliban fighter faced his first night in Adelaide's Yatala prison last night, the Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, indicated the Government would not enforce the one-year gag order imposed by the US as part of the deal that freed him.
As the convicted Taliban fighter faced his first night in Adelaide's Yatala prison last night, the Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, indicated the Government would not enforce the one-year gag order imposed by the US as part of the deal that freed him.
added 2007 Fri May 18 3:26:05 by Aidenag
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a measure that would require the secretary of defense to draw up a plan to transfer all detainees out of Guantanamo.
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a measure that would require the secretary of defense to draw up a plan to transfer all detainees out of Guantanamo.
added 2007 Wed May 16 23:26:31 by populist
The government's briefs claimed that it needs to read attorney-client communications because lawyers have "presented security issues" at the base by giving detainees information about, inter alia, political developments that might affect Congress, or White House OLC memos concerning official torture policies
The government's briefs claimed that it needs to read attorney-client communications because lawyers have "presented security issues" at the base by giving detainees information about, inter alia, political developments that might affect Congress, or White House OLC memos concerning official torture policies
added 2007 Wed May 16 7:17:56 by Aidenag
Debating the treatment of foreign detainees at Tuesday night's debate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said he thought the US should "double" the number of prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay Cuba.
Debating the treatment of foreign detainees at Tuesday night's debate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said he thought the US should "double" the number of prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay Cuba.
added 2007 Tue May 1 16:53:05 by Aidenag
Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced a measure Monday to force the Pentagon to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and move the trials of Al Qaeda suspects to the United States.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced a measure Monday to force the Pentagon to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and move the trials of Al Qaeda suspects to the United States.
added 2007 Mon Apr 30 20:05:23 by jeremytoday
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal by two Guantanamo prisoners who face trial before a military tribunal and who sought review now of an anti-terrorism law that President George W. Bush pushed through Congress last year.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal by two Guantanamo prisoners who face trial before a military tribunal and who sought review now of an anti-terrorism law that President George W. Bush pushed through Congress last year.
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 19:17:37 by Aidenag
The Bush administration is trying to evade responsibility for problems at the Guantanamo Bay prison by falsely blaming defense lawyers for the trouble, the New York City Bar says. The group's president leveled the criticism in asking Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to abandon a Justice Department proposal to limit lawyers' access to detainees.
The Bush administration is trying to evade responsibility for problems at the Guantanamo Bay prison by falsely blaming defense lawyers for the trouble, the New York City Bar says. The group's president leveled the criticism in asking Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to abandon a Justice Department proposal to limit lawyers' access to detainees.
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 8:19:26 by TechnologyExpert
More than a fifth of the approximately 385 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been cleared for release but may have to wait months or years for their freedom because U.S. officials are finding it increasingly difficult to line up places to send them, according to Bush administration officials and defense lawyers.
More than a fifth of the approximately 385 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been cleared for release but may have to wait months or years for their freedom because U.S. officials are finding it increasingly difficult to line up places to send them, according to Bush administration officials and defense lawyers.
added 2007 Fri Apr 27 19:38:48 by populist
they want to use the law-of-war framework that says we can kill anyone anywhere, we can detain anybody anywhere
they want to use the law-of-war framework that says we can kill anyone anywhere, we can detain anybody anywhere
added 2007 Tue Apr 17 20:19:54 by populist
The father of a GuantÃ;Æ;Ã;¡namo Bay, Cuba, detainee has written to a military panel that his son, as well as young children, were abused in a Pakistani prison by U.S. or proxy interrogators on the hunt for al Qaeda leaders.
The father of a GuantÃ;Æ;Ã;¡namo Bay, Cuba, detainee has written to a military panel that his son, as well as young children, were abused in a Pakistani prison by U.S. or proxy interrogators on the hunt for al Qaeda leaders.
added 2007 Mon Apr 16 20:40:30 by populist
The tribunals determine whether an individual is an enemy combatant. Needless to say, the cards are stacked against the prisoner from the get-go. The tribunals are allowed to rely on hearsay evidence and information acquired though coercion. Any evidence deemed "secret" is withheld from the prisoner. Can you imagine trying to defend yours
The tribunals determine whether an individual is an enemy combatant. Needless to say, the cards are stacked against the prisoner from the get-go. The tribunals are allowed to rely on hearsay evidence and information acquired though coercion. Any evidence deemed "secret" is withheld from the prisoner. Can you imagine trying to defend yours
added 2007 Wed Apr 4 19:45:13 by populist
A gag order imposed by a U.S. military commission preventing confessed al Qaeda foot soldier David Hicks from talking to the media likely can't be enforced once he returns to Australia, the Australian attorney general said.
A gag order imposed by a U.S. military commission preventing confessed al Qaeda foot soldier David Hicks from talking to the media likely can't be enforced once he returns to Australia, the Australian attorney general said.
added 2007 Tue Apr 3 19:35:27 by populist
Here's what the Bush administration has done to the values, traditions and honor of the United States of America: An accused terrorist claims he confessed to heinous crimes so that agents of the U.S. government would stop torturing him, and no one is shocked or even surprised. There's reason to believe, in fact, that what the suspect says about tor
Here's what the Bush administration has done to the values, traditions and honor of the United States of America: An accused terrorist claims he confessed to heinous crimes so that agents of the U.S. government would stop torturing him, and no one is shocked or even surprised. There's reason to believe, in fact, that what the suspect says about tor
added 2007 Tue Apr 3 4:06:34 by populist
THE secret agreement that resulted in David Hicks facing only nine more months in prison may do fatal damage to an already discredited system of dealing with terrorism suspects, legal experts say.
THE secret agreement that resulted in David Hicks facing only nine more months in prison may do fatal damage to an already discredited system of dealing with terrorism suspects, legal experts say.
added 2007 Mon Apr 2 17:34:41 by jeremytoday
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from Guantanamo detainees who want challenge their five-year-long confinement in court, a victory for the Bush administration's legal strategy in its fight against terrorism.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from Guantanamo detainees who want challenge their five-year-long confinement in court, a victory for the Bush administration's legal strategy in its fight against terrorism.
added 2007 Mon Apr 2 2:27:26 by berkeley
The plea deal that allows Australian David M. Hicks to leave the detention facility here with a nine-month sentence was negotiated between defense attorneys and the convening authority for military commissions without the knowledge of prosecutors, lawyers from both sides said.
The plea deal that allows Australian David M. Hicks to leave the detention facility here with a nine-month sentence was negotiated between defense attorneys and the convening authority for military commissions without the knowledge of prosecutors, lawyers from both sides said.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 19:12:49 by populist
Congress and the Bush administration should work together to allow the U.S. to permanently imprison some of the more dangerous Guantanamo Bay detainees elsewhere so the facility can be closed, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
Congress and the Bush administration should work together to allow the U.S. to permanently imprison some of the more dangerous Guantanamo Bay detainees elsewhere so the facility can be closed, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 18:25:17 by jovial
George W. Bush does not want to be rescued. The president has been told countless times, by a secretary of state, by members of Congress, by heads of friendly governments - and by the American public - that the GuantÃ;¡namo Bay detention camp has profoundly damaged this nation's credibility as a champion of justice and h
George W. Bush does not want to be rescued. The president has been told countless times, by a secretary of state, by members of Congress, by heads of friendly governments - and by the American public - that the GuantÃ;¡namo Bay detention camp has profoundly damaged this nation's credibility as a champion of justice and h
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 7:34:53 by jovial
In his first weeks as defense secretary, Robert Gates repeatedly argued that the detention facility at GuantÃ;¡namo Bay, Cuba, had become so tainted abroad that legal proceedings at GuantÃ;¡namo would be viewed as illegitimate, according to senior administration officials.
In his first weeks as defense secretary, Robert Gates repeatedly argued that the detention facility at GuantÃ;¡namo Bay, Cuba, had become so tainted abroad that legal proceedings at GuantÃ;¡namo would be viewed as illegitimate, according to senior administration officials.
added 2007 Mon Mar 19 18:12:59 by jovial
The first Guantanamo detainee to be formally charged under the new military commission rules, David Hicks, has alleged in a court document filed here that during nearly 5 years in American custody he has been frequently beaten during interrogations, and that as a result he "cooperated" with his interrogators.
The first Guantanamo detainee to be formally charged under the new military commission rules, David Hicks, has alleged in a court document filed here that during nearly 5 years in American custody he has been frequently beaten during interrogations, and that as a result he "cooperated" with his interrogators.
