Omar Khadr to Face Military Tribunal: US Justice on Trial

Omar Khadr will face a military tribunal this week to decide his fate.  Will he be sentenced to life in prison? Will he be repatriated to Canada?  Will he go free? In this long sorry saga of Guantanamo...

Guantanamo Detainees Repatriated to Home Countries

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the repatriation of 12 detainees from the infamous Guantanamo Bay Prison to their home countries.  The prisoners were sent to Somalia, Yemen and Afghanistan. ...

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...

U.S. Seeking Death Penalty for 9/11 Masterminds in Civilian Court

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced in a White House press conference that the five suspects accused of being the masterminds behind the 9/11 attacks will be transferred from Guantanamo Bay to New York,...

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...

Miss Universe Calls Guantanamo Bay 'Relaxing, Calm and Beautiful'

In case you missed it, Miss Universe visited the U.S.-run military facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba a few days ago and, much to the surprise of her blog-reading public, she had "a loooot of fun!". In a cooing,...

U.S. to Release Prisoner From Guantanamo Bay

What this article doesn't say is how this man was tortured. How he was tied by his wrist with leather straps and hung by them for a week at a time. Or how his genitals were mutilated while he was in custody of this...

Amnesty's challenge to Obama

" Amnesty's challenge to Obama With Barrack Obama’s presidency underway Amnesty International has created a new film and check-list asking the President to ‘take concrete steps to demonstrate his commitment...

Gitmo prosecutors to seek trial delay for Khadr and others

Barry Artiste Op/EdSuspending the trial of terrorists by the Obama Administration so they can study it further has been issued.Chances are the findings from the New Administration will come up with the same...

Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses

"Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI Published: December 11, 2008 WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said top Bush...

Letter to President Obama on Human Rights

"Dear President Obama: The Bush administration had eight years to run our country's reputation on human rights into the ground. It succeeded not only in tarnishing America's image, but also in derailing the...

No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part

"No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints ShareLinkedinDiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalink By PETER BAKER Published: November 4, 2008 ...

Guilty as Ordered

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...

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