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Indefinite Inattention; the Obama Approach to Guantanamo
An end to indefinite detention seems never to have been part of the Obama administration's plan.
The Imperialist and Racist Origins of the Guantánamo Penal Colony
The roots of the US acquisition of its Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, where military commissions will be held this month for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and Khalid Sheikh …
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: How to Pre-Convict and Pre-Punish an American Muslim
Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, many innocent Muslim men are still in prison due to a biased and antiquated legislation aimed to protect America from
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In Yemen, Let’s Redeem President Obama’s War on Terror Reform Speech
Following President Obama's speech on war reform, Robert Naiman will travel to Yemen in the hope of redeeming this promise. Petition in hand, Naiman will call for the release …
Caging Human Rights: Guantánamo and Beyond
Truthout documents the human rights abuses of Guantanamo and beyond with analysis by Marjorie Cohn and reporting by Adam Hudson.
Jeremy Scahill: The Secret Story Behind Obama’s Assassination of Two Americans in Yemen
Jeremy Scahill discusses Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, a new film by Rick Rowley and Jeremy Scahill. The film opens in theaters in June.
Guantanamo, Drone Strikes and the Non-War Terror War: Obama Speaks
Obama explained how he plans to continue his war on terror without calling it a war on terror.
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Another CIA Debacle: The Real Benghazi Scandal
CIA coverups in Benghazi exposes the dangerous imbalance of power in this country that cost American diplomats their lives.
The Deepening Shame of Guantanamo
An emerging humanitarian crisis - a mass hunger strike - is drawing only scant attention, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
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Death Is Preferable to Life at Obama’s Guantanamo
More than 100 detainees at Guantanamo Bay are starving themselves to death, and 23 of them are being force-fed and allegedly punished for their hunger strike.