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 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 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 Sun May 6 19:46:41 by RizlaRoll
Three boys stumble out of the back of a border patrol van. Their sweatshirts, jeans, and boots are filthy, and their lips are flaky. One boy has red cheeks, chapped by the cold desert wind The boys each clutch a small bag.
Three boys stumble out of the back of a border patrol van. Their sweatshirts, jeans, and boots are filthy, and their lips are flaky. One boy has red cheeks, chapped by the cold desert wind The boys each clutch a small bag.
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 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 6:38:30 by STONERS
Two former Guantanamo Bay detainees are suing former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other military officials, accusing them of mistreating and imprisoning them for years despite knowing they weren't enemy combatants.
Two former Guantanamo Bay detainees are suing former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other military officials, accusing them of mistreating and imprisoning them for years despite knowing they weren't enemy combatants.
added 2007 Fri Mar 16 18:41:25 by JamesMarcus
Eleven detainees have escaped from a British military prison in southern Iraq, the British Army has said. Ten of them had "swapped" places with visitors over the past week, an Army spokesman said.
Eleven detainees have escaped from a British military prison in southern Iraq, the British Army has said. Ten of them had "swapped" places with visitors over the past week, an Army spokesman said.
added 2007 Thu Mar 15 19:07:16 by elzorro2162
The struggle against torture and cruel treatment of prisoners by the U.S. received a major boost this week. In its recently concluded meeting, the National Association of Evangelicals board of directors last weekend endorsed an important new statement - An Evangelical Declaration of Torture: Human Rights in an Age of Terror.
The struggle against torture and cruel treatment of prisoners by the U.S. received a major boost this week. In its recently concluded meeting, the National Association of Evangelicals board of directors last weekend endorsed an important new statement - An Evangelical Declaration of Torture: Human Rights in an Age of Terror.
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added 2007 Tue Mar 13 19:03:41 by populist
The uncoupling of American evangelism from the administration of George Bush gathered pace yesterday when one of the largest national umbrella groups of socially conservative Christians issued a statement critical of US policy towards detainees and repudiating torture as a tactic in the war on terror.
The uncoupling of American evangelism from the administration of George Bush gathered pace yesterday when one of the largest national umbrella groups of socially conservative Christians issued a statement critical of US policy towards detainees and repudiating torture as a tactic in the war on terror.
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added 2007 Fri Mar 2 10:49:32 by Spadecaller
The 2006 Military Commissions Act has eliminated habeas corpus jurisdiction over lawsuits by GuantÃ;¡namo detainees and that the Constitution requires no judicial review, even if the detainees are held there for the rest of their lives.
The 2006 Military Commissions Act has eliminated habeas corpus jurisdiction over lawsuits by GuantÃ;¡namo detainees and that the Constitution requires no judicial review, even if the detainees are held there for the rest of their lives.
added 2007 Fri Feb 16 22:50:58 by Spadecaller
Human Rights Watch welcomed this week's jail sentence against a CIA contractor who was convicted of beating an Afghan detainee, but the New York-based group said it was "singular exception to an otherwise poor record of accountability."
Human Rights Watch welcomed this week's jail sentence against a CIA contractor who was convicted of beating an Afghan detainee, but the New York-based group said it was "singular exception to an otherwise poor record of accountability."
added 2007 Wed Feb 7 15:40:47 by Spadecaller
Boeing helps CIA fly kidnapped suspects abroad for torture. "All the people were in black clothes and black masks. They put earplugs in my ears and a sack over my head." After putting chains on his legs, they led him onto the plane. "They threw me on the floor and injected me with something. I blacked out."
Boeing helps CIA fly kidnapped suspects abroad for torture. "All the people were in black clothes and black masks. They put earplugs in my ears and a sack over my head." After putting chains on his legs, they led him onto the plane. "They threw me on the floor and injected me with something. I blacked out."
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 8:45:20 by STONERS
A Pentagon official who criticized American law firms for defending detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay apologized in a letter to the editor published in The Washington Post on Wednesday.
A Pentagon official who criticized American law firms for defending detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay apologized in a letter to the editor published in The Washington Post on Wednesday.
added 2007 Tue Jan 16 21:43:03 by Wil
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.
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.
added 2007 Sat Jan 13 1:31:56 by Spadecaller
Evidence of prisoner abuse at GuantÃ;Æ;Ã;'Ã;â;;Ã;¡namo is overwhelming - and it hasn't made anyone safer.
Evidence of prisoner abuse at GuantÃ;Æ;Ã;'Ã;â;;Ã;¡namo is overwhelming - and it hasn't made anyone safer.
added 2006 Mon Jul 31 22:08:40 by Nathan1
The prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay during the war on terror have attacked their military guards hundreds of times, turning broken toilet parts, utensils, radios and even a bloody lizard tail into makeshift weapons, Pentagon reports say.
The prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay during the war on terror have attacked their military guards hundreds of times, turning broken toilet parts, utensils, radios and even a bloody lizard tail into makeshift weapons, Pentagon reports say.
