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A Difficult Case for Suicide
Sensen No Sen —
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In June 2006, three inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp - Yassar Talal al Zahrani , Mani Shaman Turki al Habardi al Tabi , and Ali Abdullah Ahmed - were discovered in their cells, dead . Each had either hanged themselves or been hanged. Camp commander Admiral Harry Harris made it clear that he ...13 hours ago -
Gitmo Suicide Report Complicates DOJ Lawsuit Stance
The Washington Independent —
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Guantanamo detainees line up for morning prayers. (The Toronto Star/ZUMApress.com) How did prison guards at Guantanamo Bay overlook three men hanging from nooses in their cells for more than two hours, in what was supposed to be a super-high security prison housing “the worst of the worst” terrorists in the ...1 day ago -
Countdown: Mysterious “Suicides” At Guantanamo Bay Prison!
Dandelion Salad —
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Dandelion SaladMoxNewsDotComDecember 07, 2009MSNBC Keith Olbermann more about “Mysterious “Suicides” At Guantanamo B…“, posted with vodpodfrom the archives:Yemeni Prisoner Muhammad Salih Dies At Guantánamo by Andy WorthingtonForgotten: The Second Anniversary Of A Guantánamo Suicide by Andy WorthingtonTwo ...1 day ago -
Obama should not move trial of accused terrorists to civilian court
The Nevada Sagebrush —
Authority: 520
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other accused conspirators of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will be tried in a federal court in New York City instead of in the military commission system at Guantanamo Bay.This is a serious mistake. The decision to try terrorists in a civilian court instead of a military tribunal shows a ...1 day ago -
time to look back
skippy the bush kangaroo —
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if barack "to the future" obama would like us to look forward, not back, when should we expect gitmo to be closed? since that seems currently unscheduled, lets take a look at an episode from the "dark days" of 2006. scott horton on huffpo reports on a seton hall university law school study on three suspicious ...1 day ago -
Thomson Detainee Plan Inches Forward
Understanding Government —
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The Washington Post’s Peter Slevin and Peter Finn report that it is likely the Obama administration will turn Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois into a federal prison by “late winter,” enabling the housing of Guantanamo detainees. As my piece this weekend reported , the once hysterical ...2 days ago -
The Attorney-in-Chief issues orders with manly firmness
The Real Revo —
Authority: 486
Attorneys are really something. Their whole world is built around words. Words are all important. That’s why you have stickers on plastic bags nowadays that have words that say “This is not a toy”. In spite of the fact that the warning from the Surgeon General has been printed on the side of a pack cigarettes, ...2 days ago -
ACLU: Library of Congress Wrongly Fires Former Gitmo Lawyer Over Op-Eds
On The Hill —
Authority: 423
The American Civil Liberties Union has sent a letter to the Library of Congress and the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on behalf of Col. Morris Davis, the former chief prosecutor for the Guantánamo military commissions, who was terminated from his job at CRS because of opinion pieces he wrote about the ...2 days ago -
Gitmo Detainees’ New Home
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
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Guantanamo Detainees May Be Midwest Bound A deal has been brokered that will likely make a state prison in rural Illinois the new home for detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay. Republicans have been outraged at the prospect of bringing detainees state-side, citing security threats and other nonsense. The ...3 days ago -
Political Article on Yahoo News’ “9/11 Trial a Death Penalty Test for Nyc Juries”
Socyberty —
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11/19/09 Political Article 9/11 trial a death penalty test for NYC juries — Tom Hays –Yahoo news — Thursday, November 19, 2009 The professed September 11th mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, is going to be released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to face trial in New York City. It is to be decided if Khalid Sheikh ...3 days ago -
Jones: We Wont Meet Gitmo Deadline
TPM LiveWire —
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National Security Adviser James Jones said on CNNs State of the Union this morning that the Obama administration wont meet its goal of closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay during the presidents first year in office. "We wont meet the target date, unfortunately," Jones said, saying that he expected Gitmo ...3 days ago -
Four Men Leave Guantánamo; Two Face Ill-Defined Trials In Italy by Andy Worthington
Dandelion Salad —
Authority: 492
by Andy WorthingtonFeatured WriterDandelion Saladwww.andyworthington.co.uk5 December 2009On Monday, the Obama administration announced that it had transferred four prisoners from Guantánamo: Sabir Lahmar, an Algerian, was transferred to France; an unidentified Palestinian was transferred to Hungary; and two ...3 days ago -
From Cuba To Illinois: Resettling Gitmo Inmates In An Illinois Prison Could Be An Economic Boon — But Does It Solve The Terrorist Detention Dilemma?
Understanding Government —
Authority: 437
Thomson, Illinois A day after Attorney General Eric Holder revealed his plan to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in federal court, the Chicago Tribune reported another change in the “war on terror” – the White House’s initiative to move some Guantanamo Bay terrorist detainees to a rural ...3 days ago -
Stephen Harper: supposed human rights advocate
Impolitical —
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Any Prime Minister of Canada should be speaking about human rights issues to China, of course they should: "Harper says trade wont stifle human rights talk." But lets not lose our heads here. We should be keeping Mr. Harpers professions on human rights issues in perspective. His record is quite suspect, the list is ...4 days ago -
Illinois Lawmakers Split on Transfering Gitmo Prisoners to Thomson
The Washington Independent Blog —
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Although some prominent Illinoisans have come out strongly in favor of the plan to transfer some Guantanamo Bay detainees to the largely vacant Thomson Correctional Center, the state’s Congressional delegation reportedly remains divided on the issue, according to the Chicago Sun-Times . Democratic supporters, ...4 days ago -
Military Commission’s Really The Only Way To Go In Prosecuting Bin Laden’s Drivers
Understanding Government —
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The Washington Post’s Peter Finn reports that “60 to 70 detainees could be prosecuted in military commissions, but that some of those cases will go to federal court and some, in the end, may not go to trial at all. The administration is expected to make a series of announcements in coming weeks about which ...5 days ago -
Top Congressional Researcher Fired For Criticizing Decision On Gitmo Trials
TPM LiveWire —
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Morris Davis, a top foreign policy researcher for the Congressional Research Service, has been fired after writing an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal that criticizes the Obama administrations decision to bring some Guantanamo detainees to trial, while others will face military commissions. In the November 10 ...5 days ago -
Are Democrats Supporting Obama?
Everyday Citizen —
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Last night on the cab ride home, I had a great discussion with the driver about President Barack Obama. Many of the supporters that rallied, cried, and worked to get the man elected are now the main people ready to throw him under the bus. Does that make sense? People stressed about having a Democratic president, ...5 days ago -
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed v. Lady Justice
America's Right —
Authority: 507
By Samuel Fain Americas Right He committed a heinous crime. The murderous act changed the country forever. The enemy was not a nation-state and did not openly declare armed hostilities, but war it was, and the unavoidable response was war. By committing this cowardly murder, he plunged the country into a ...5 days ago -
Public meeting hosted by London Guantánamo Campaign: Torture In Our Times
newsjiffy —
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December 10th will be Human Rights Day, the 25th anniversary of the UN General Assembly adopting the text of the Convention Against Torture. This convention bans the use of torture (already illegal on paper) and practices related to it, including assisting in torture and returning people to countries where they face ...5 days ago
