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Foreign Secretary Ignores Concerns Over Guantanamo Brit Abuse
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has dismissed concerns over the abuse of British cleared detainee Shaker Aamer.
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Congress Ignores Obama’s Broad Executive Power Use – Except on Guantanamo
While The Washington Post writes that closing Guantu00e1namo is “potentially the most dramatic use” of President Obama's executive power, it and Congress simultaneously ignore Obama's other dramatic uses of …
Federal Court Weighs Gitmo Force-Feeding
Gitmo prisoners remain on hunger strike as President Obama refuses to use his executive power to end inhumane force-feeding and close the prison.
A Murder Mystery at Guantanamo Bay
The grotesque court testimony brought to mind the period in spring 2006 when torture and forced feedings were rampant - not only at the CIA annex at Guantanamo but …
Guantanamo’s Force-Feeding Challenged
If anything qualifies for the description of a festering boil, Guantanamo does.
Guantanamo Force-Feeding Trial Must Not Be Secret, Say Press and Lawyers
Sixteen major US news organizations and a hunger-striking detainee have asked a federal judge not to hold the first-ever trial of force-feeding practices at Guantanamo Bay in secret.
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Stupid Stuff
The Middle East wars, Guantanamo and the unconditional support of Israel are ongoing examples of “stupid stuff.”
G4S Guantanamo Contract “Breaches UK Policy”
The British government maintains that the prison must close.
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In Senate-CIA Fight on Interrogation Report, Another Controversy
The background of a key negotiator in the battle over a Senate report on the CIA's use of torture has sparked concerns about the Obama administration's objectivity in handling …
British Resident Shaker Aamer “Beaten” in Latest Guantanamo Crackdown
Mr. Aamer, who has been cleared for release by both the Bush and Obama administrations, has been held for long periods of solitary confinement since 2005 and is in …