Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Suit Accountability for GITMO

The United States Supreme Court refused to review a lower court's dismissal for a case brought by four former British Gitmo detainees.  The suit was brought against Donald Rumsfeld and senior military...

Former Guantanamo Detainees Now in Italy Still No Justice

Amnesty International has urged the Italian government to ensure that former Guantanamo detainees receive fair trials in Italy.  Tunisian citizens, Adel Ben Mabrouk and Riadh Nasseri were incarcerated in the Guantanamo Prison for seven years without charge before being...

Study Faults Guantanamo Death Probe

A study by Seton Hall University into the deaths of three detainees at Guantanamo Prison Camp, faults the military for failing to provide credible answers into the circumstances surrounding their deaths.The three...

Heightened security for New York trial of 9-11 terrorists

Five men accused of masterminding the September 11,  2001 terrorists attacks will stand trial in New York City.  Heightened security will be an essential feature of the event.  "Five men accused...

Khadr's family ties to al-Qaeda worry U.S.: UN official

Omar Khadr was picked up on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2002.  This was at the end of a four hour firefight with US Forces. Khadr, who was 15 at the time, is accused of murdering a US soldier as...

Photos released of terrorist mastermind at Gitmo

Photos of the terrorist from 9/11 at Guantanamo Bay have been floating aroung the internet and now that there in the hands of anyone, terrorist groups are looking at the picture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for...

Enhanced Interrogation Techniques - A Rose By Any Other Name

Guantanamo Prison Camp is in the news again today with talk revolving aroung "enhanced interrogation techniques".  Enhanced interrogation techniques are a bafflgab to deflect the harsh reality of...

Canadian Officials Knew US Abused Teen Prisoner at Gitmo

"A federal appeals court in Canada ruled Friday that because officials knew about the abuse of a young Canadian detained at Guantanamo Bay, they must ask the United States to repatriate him.In the ruling, Canadian...

Ottawa Must Seek Khadr's Repatriation, Court Rules

The federal appeals court has denied an appeal by the Harper government and upheld the ruling that Ottawa must seek Omar Khadr's repatriation to Canada.  Omar Khadr, now 22 years old, was apprehended by...

US 'considers' Guantanamo Transfers to Maniland Prisons.

Prisons at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Standish Michigan are on the list as US admin considers moving Guantanamo inmates to mainland prisons. " The task force is examining whether two possible sites on the US...

Mohammed Jawad, Youngest Guantanamo Detainee, to be Freed

Mohammed Jawad, one of the youngest detainees being held at the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is set to be freed by August. A US District Court judge issued a ruling on Thursday that would see Mohammed Jawad released in late August 2009 and be returned to his...

Ireland to take Guantanamo inmates

Two more prisoners at Guantanamo prison camp will be leaving for freedom shortly as Ireland agrees to take them in.  The men are Uzbeks. "The two men, reportedly Uzbeks, are expected to travel to Ireland in...

GOP Congressman Slams Newt Gingrich over Gitmo Detainees

Oooops, looks like non-officer-holder, former disgraced Speaker of the House and current professional lobbyist Newt Gingrich got called out for his lies again.  This time by a member of his own party, Rep....

17 GITMO Detainees to Palau

With 21000 residents Palau is one of the smallest states, nonetheless it agreed to accept 17 former Guantanamo detainees. The former detainees were already cleared for release four years ago yet so far noone was...

Guantanamo Detainees to Italy

Three Guantanamo detainees will be shipped to Italy.  An agreement between Barack Obama, US president and Silvio Berlusconi, Italian prime minister has allowed for the three Guantanamo detainees to be...

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