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This makes a nice contrast to President Bush's criticism of China's human rights record today. Maybe he should also spend a bit of time cleaning up civil rights abuses in his own country. " Now that was a real nail-biter. The court designed by the White House and its...
Pushing the Limits of Presidential Power: The Bush Legacy
Those who organized and implemented the brutal and inhumane torture techniques for use in the "global war on terror", including techniques for "brainwashing" and "waterboarding" (simulated drowning) could escape... Habeas Corpus Hangs in the Balance
Last week, in a controversial decision denounced by President Bush, the Supreme Court restored habeas corpus for Guantanamo Bay prisoners. But as The Guardian argues today, the future of habeas corpus in America is... Boumediene v. Bush: "U.S. President cannot be a law unto himself."
President Bush was in Italy when he received the news that the Supreme Court had successfully ruled that Guantanamo detainees have a constitutional right to challenge the legal basis for their detention in Federal... McCain attacks Supreme Court's Guantánamo ruling
Presidential candidate John McCain jumped into the Guantanamo fray with his usual candor today as he criticized the Supreme Court's 5 to 4 ruling that terror suspects are entitled to the same right as American citizens. Yesterday I reported on this landmark Supreme Court... McCain and Obama split on justices' Guantánamo ruling
"he presidential candidates took differing positions Thursday on the Supreme Court decision granting foreign terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay a right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. Senator John McCain expressed concern about the ruling, while Senator...Different Voice
"Released from Guantánamo on 24 August 2006, German-born Turkish national Murat Kurnaz had been held for four years and eight months without charge or trial, despite little evidence to link him to "terrorist" activities. Both US and German intelligence services secretly... Guantanamo Bay: Illegal Detention, Torture, and Denial
"The U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, the oldest existing U.S. military base outside U.S. territory, sits on a 45-square-mile area (117.6 square kilometers) about the size of Manhattan Island."
In "Subject to... FBI tried to fight detainee abuse
Some pretty shocking revelations have come out about FBI agents at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba voicing concerns about torture and possible war crimes being committed there. The report says the... A Legal Filing Alleges a Detainee Was Abused
SALIM AHMED HAMDAN was Osama bin Laden's personal driver and bodyguard was formally charged by The Department of Defense with conspiracy, for trial by military commission under the President’s Order of November...Confessions of a Gitmo Guard
A nightmare of torture and prison guard suicides was revealed to renowned psychiatrist Dr. John R. Smith in his chilling conversations with prison guards from Guantanamo who he was tasked to treat. The...U.S. Charges 6 with Key Roles in 9/11 Attacks
It has taken the Pentagon and US officials more than six years to formally charge six Guantánamo detainees for their involvement in 9/11. Although the Defense department is quick to state that they are innocent until proven guilty, outstanding concerns about alleged torture... Prosecutors Set to Open Major 9/11 Case
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Military prosecutors are in the final phases of preparing the first sweeping case against suspected conspirators for the 9/11 plot that led to the deaths of nearly 3,000 Americans on a clear September day and... Afghan Prison Looks Like Another Guantanamo
"Afghan Prison Looks Like Another Guantanamo By William Fisher A sketch by Thomas V. Curtis, a former Reserve M.P. sergeant, showing how a 22-year-old Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar was allegedly chained to the ceiling of his cell. He later died in custody. NEW YORK, Jan... San Francisco: Week of Protests To Close Guantanamo Bay
We'll be covering this as the week progresses. The first main protest is set for Monday night in San Fransisco. "This week, people all over the world celebrated the coming of a new year, a new start. At the ACLU, we...
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