http://guantanamo.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for guantanamo en Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:40:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043634 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:40:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043634guantanamomistakenidentityBureaucracyoversightMohammedNasserNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2040928 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:00:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040928bushdetaineesguantanamoHabeasCorpusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2040810 unknown@Netscape.com 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." Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:50:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040810HuckabeeguantanamorightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2038072 unknown@Netscape.com 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." Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:42:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2038072colinpowellMeetThepressguantanamoHabeasCorpusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2037871 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:45:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037871samiHajguantanamofiveyearsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035713 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:34:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035713guantanamoenemyCombatantsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036283 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:34:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036283guantanamoenemyCombatantsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036328 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:34:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036328guantanamoenemyCombatantsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033848 unknown@Netscape.com Now we've bungled our own kangaroo courts. This is what happens when you make up the rules as you go along. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:52:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033848guantanamoHabeasKangaroocourtsmilitarytribunalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1976101 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Mon, 21 May 2007 01:23:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1976101guantanamoattorneysnsajusticeDepartmentWarrentlessWiretapsbushadministrationspyingprivacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1986021 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Sun, 20 May 2007 22:46:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1986021davidhicksguantanamotorture1984News http://web2announcer.com/go/1940334 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Fri, 18 May 2007 03:26:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1940334guantanamodetaineesSecretaryofdefensePoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1923721 unknown@Netscape.com 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 Wed, 16 May 2007 23:26:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1923721guantanamobillofrightslibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1912825 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Wed, 16 May 2007 07:17:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1912825MittRomney2008electionsguantanamodetaineesdebateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1697968 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Tue, 01 May 2007 16:53:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1697968DianneFeinsteinguantanamodetentionPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1684660 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:05:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1684660U.S.supremecourtguantanamoPrisonersappealdeniedNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1671630 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:17:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1671630bushadministrationguantanamonycbarPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1657100 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:19:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1657100guantanamoBayclearedinmatesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1641565 unknown@Netscape.com they want to use the law-of-war framework that says we can kill anyone anywhere, we can detain anybody anywhere Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:38:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1641565war6thAmendmentguantanamoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1499642 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:19:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1499642torture8thAmendmentguantanamoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1483166 unknown@Netscape.com 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 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:40:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/14831666thAmendmenttribunalsHabeasCorpuslibertyguantanamoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1304178 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:45:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1304178guantanamohicksspeechNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1287124 unknown@Netscape.com 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 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:35:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1287124orwellguantanamotortureNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1276933 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:06:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1276933hicksguantanamotrialstalinNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1264461 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:34:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1264461guantanamosupremecourtdeniesappealdetaineesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1261331 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:27:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1261331davidhicksguantanamotorture1984News http://web2announcer.com/go/1232060 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:12:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1232060guantanamoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1169147 unknown@Netscape.com 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 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:25:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1169147bushguantanamodetaineesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1119632 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:34:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1119632guantanamogatesgonzalezbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1063313 unknown@Netscape.com 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. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:12:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1063313guantanamoAustraliadetaineeabusedavidhicksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/994913 unknown@Netscape.com Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks on the United States, has claimed responsibility for those and other major al Qaeda attacks, according to the transcript of a hearing at Guantanamo Bay released on Wednesday. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:34:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/994913KhalidSheikhMohammedAlQaedaattacksseptember11transcriptguantanamoBayHearingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/934441 unknown@Netscape.com The Pentagon has refused to reveal which of its 14 "high-value" detainees were being examined by military lawyers in closed proceedings in Guantanamo Bay. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:30:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/934441guantanamo6thAmendmentHabeasCorpusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/915240 unknown@Netscape.com The military tribunals, scheduled to begin tomorrow, will take place behind closed doors and away from the scrutiny of the media. Hundreds of previous hearings held to determine the formal status of the prisoners have been open to reporters. None of the suspects will be able to have a lawyer present. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:06:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/915240guantanamoAlbertoGonzales1984News http://web2announcer.com/go/842640 unknown@Netscape.com For more than 200 years, the courts have served as the ultimate safeguard for our civil liberties. A critical part of this role has been the judicial branch's ability to consider writs of habeas corpus. However, because of a provision of the Military Commissions Act passed last fall, this fundamental role of the courts has been seriously reduced. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:30:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/842640guantanamoHabeasCorpusmilitarycommissionACTbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/840669 unknown@Netscape.com US authorities are expected to seek a jail term of between 15 and 20 years for Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks after formally charging him with providing support to a terrorist organisation. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:06:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/840669guantanamoBayNews http://web2announcer.com/go/753658 unknown@Netscape.com A TV cameraman is getting an inside view of life at Guantanamo Bay prison - only he is unable to get out and tell the story. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:52:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/753658AljazeeraguantanamocameramanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/702265 unknown@Netscape.com The essential point is that until a suspected "terrorist" receives due process - a fair and impartial trial - you can never know for sure whether or not this person even IS a terrorist! So, even if you think that foreigners shouldn't have any rights, you still can't be sure that they're terrorists without due process - well, unless... Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:04:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/702265HabeasCorpusguantanamoconstitutionbillofrightstenthAmendmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/657513 unknown@Netscape.com Australia will press Vice President Dick Cheney this week to ensure a speedy trial for Australia's Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks so he can be brought home by the year's end, said Prime Minister John Howard. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:33:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/657513AustraliapresscheneyguantanamotrialhicksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/570774 unknown@Netscape.com New U.S. rules for war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo fail to correct fundamental flaws that are undermining Western efforts to defeat global terrorism, the British government's top lawyer said on Monday. Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:07:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/570774guantanamochangestoolatebritainNews http://web2announcer.com/go/389742 unknown@Netscape.com The United States may speed up the trial of Australia's only Guantanamo Bay inmate, David Hicks, following a rare split between the two allies over accusations he faced "Nazi concentration camp" conditions. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:23:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/389742AustralianguantanamoinmatestrainsustiesdavidhicksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/222998 unknown@Netscape.com "The law, by which the prisoners are to be tried, is a law of mercy, -- a law applying to us all -- a law, founded in principles that are permanent, uniform and universal, always conformable to the feelings of humanity, and the indelible rights of mankind." To forget the lesson of the Boston Massacre, opens the door to mob rule. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:10:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/222998lawfirmsThreatenedguantanamoPrisonersMcCarthyliketacticsUnpopularclientsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/209701 unknown@Netscape.com One of the 14 "high value" detainees transferred last year from secret CIA prisons to the U.S. military camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, says in a letter to his wife she should not dwell on the thought of his return, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:05:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/209701PoliticsdetaineelettersguantanamolifeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/194340 unknown@Netscape.com Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense of Detainee Affairs Curtis Stimson's comments urging corporate America to punish law firms that defend Gitmo detainees are causing the legal community to come together in a rare display of near-universal condemnation. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:43:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/194340CurtisStimsonguantanamoBaydetaineeslegalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/162006 unknown@Netscape.com European former inmates of the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison, most of whom returned home after long, harsh detentions without ever being convicted of a crime, remain angry about what happened to them there. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:00:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/162006guantanamotorturePrisonersNews http://web2announcer.com/go/7431 unknown@Netscape.com The Pentagon announced yesterday that it had released five detainees from the controversial prison to Afghanistan. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 06:26:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/7431Newsabbr titleafgahnistanguantanamobushterrorwarafgahnista...abbr