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• time to look back

  
  skippy the bush kangaroo — Authority: 585
  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 ...
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• Thomson Detainee Plan Inches Forward

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 437
  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 ...
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• The Attorney-in-Chief issues orders with manly firmness

  
  The Real Revo — Authority: 487
  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, ...
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• Gitmo Detainees’ New Home

  
  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — Authority: 716
  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 ...
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• Political Article on Yahoo News’ “9/11 Trial a Death Penalty Test for Nyc Juries”

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 533
  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 ...
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• Jones: We Wont Meet Gitmo Deadline

  
  TPM LiveWire — Authority: 806
  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 ...
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• Four Men Leave Guantánamo; Two Face Ill-Defined Trials In Italy by Andy Worthington

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 493
  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 ...
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• 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 ...
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• Stephen Harper: supposed human rights advocate

  
  Impolitical — Authority: 565
  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 ...
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• Illinois Lawmakers Split on Transfering Gitmo Prisoners to Thomson

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 154
  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, ...
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• Military Commission’s Really The Only Way To Go In Prosecuting Bin Laden’s Drivers

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 437
  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 ...
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• Top Congressional Researcher Fired For Criticizing Decision On Gitmo Trials

  
  TPM LiveWire — Authority: 806
  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 ...
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• Are Democrats Supporting Obama?

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 440
  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, ...
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• 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 ...
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• Public meeting hosted by London Guantánamo Campaign: Torture In Our Times

  
  newsjiffy — Authority: 127
  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 ...
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• Republican Gohmert vs Democrat Kucinich on terrorist being tried in civilian court

  
  Values Voter News — Authority: 442
  Related: Video: Attorney General Holder vs Family of 09/11 victims following a Senate Judiciary Committee Justice Department hearing on Guantanamo Bay Detainees trial in NY Video: Republican Lindsey Graham asks excellent questions of AG Holder on Guantanam Bay Detainee trials to be held in NY For Senate hearing ...
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• It’s Called Morale Mr. President - You Are Supposed to Provide It

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 745
  Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said : “Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars.” So why did President Obama choose last night’s address to further disintegrate what morale is left in the fight in Iraq? Choosing the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York was on first ...
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• Saad Mohseni Tweets on Obama Afghanistan Address

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 131
  Founder of the Moby Media Group, the media company behind Afghan Star and Tolo TV (without a doubt the best of the Afghan Satellite Television stations), Saad Mohseni , took to his Twitter profile tonight to respond to Barack Obama’s Afghanistan address. Below is Mohseni’s Twitter feed from tonight. Like us , ...
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• The Greatest Hits and Misses of Obama’s Afghanistan Address

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 131
  Speaking at The United States Military Academy at West Point , U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama finally addressed the American people to provide a clear explanation for the United States’ efforts in Afghanistan. Obama also made it a point to remind the American people exactly why the United States is still in ...
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• Afghanistan-Pakistan: Video & Transcript of Obama Speech (1 December)

  
  Enduring America — Authority: 580
  THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our Armed Services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan — the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my administration will ...
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