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National Security As Culture War: Why Civil Libertarians Lose the Argument

Jimmy Soni | Posted 05.29.2012

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Why is Guantanamo still open? Why has there been no public accounting for the use of torture? Why does President Obama successfully claim the right to assassinate American citizens living abroad? And why do civil libertarians lose arguments of this sort time and again?

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Unhappy Anniversary

Gary Isaac | Posted 03.12.2012

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Today's an anniversary, but there's no reason to celebrate. Ten years ago the first detainees were brought to Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo has undermined American values and jeopardized our national security for a decade -- that's long enough.

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Guantanamo Protesters Gather In D.C. On 10th Anniversary

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Marking the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, thousands of proteste...

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Obama's Indefinite Detention Law Could Refill Gitmo

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama failed two years ago to close the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison, and with Wednesday marking the 10th anniversary...

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Reject Indefinite Detention; Defend the Constitution

Rep. Hank Johnson | Posted 02.13.2012

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We have sworn to uphold our Constitution of the United States of America.... Yet we are about to give our seal of approval to a bill that gives the military the authority to hold American citizens captured abroad on suspicion of terrorism and to hold them indefinitely without trial.

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Obama Should Veto Empire Over Republic

Coleen Rowley | Posted 02.02.2012

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Forget that the ACLU called it "an historic threat to American citizens"; this bill is so dangerous that it was criticized by the directors of the FBI, the CIA, the National Intelligence Director and the U.S. Defense Secretary!

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Herman Cain Weighs In On Torture Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 01.12.2012

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It took Cain less than a minute to come out against "torture," but in favor of torture during the GOP debate in South Carolina Saturday night. "I d...

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Issue Of Closing Guantanamo Is Far From Settled

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has tracked down and killed Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and other al-Qaida leaders. Yet, in spite of ...

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Tunisia Asks For Release Of Citizens In Guantanamo Bay

AP | By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 11.14.2011

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TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisia will soon send a mission to the United States to plead for the repatriation of its five remaining citizens held at the Guant...

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My Three Favorite Excuses for Obama's Epic Failures

Lev Raphael | Posted 10.03.2011

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Every time Obama gets criticized even by people like me who voted for him, the excuses roll out from diehard supporters.

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Court Overturns Release Of Gitmo Detainee

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 08.10.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court on Friday overturned an order releasing a Yemeni detainee from Guantanamo Bay and ruled that circumstantial evid...

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Supreme Court Turns Down Guantanamo Detainees' Appeal

AP | Posted 07.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Guantanamo detainees who fear they may be tortured or jailed if they are released ...

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Domestic Military Detention Isn't Necessary

David Rittgers | Posted 07.09.2011

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Our soldiers and investigators have demonstrated their capability to defeat Al Qaeda both on the battlefield and in the courtroom. We should let them do their jobs and not mix the two realms for the sake of political posturing.

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The Other Side of Guantanamo

Rajai Hakki | Posted 07.03.2011

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As the US rejoices at the killing of Osama Bin Laden, it is important to remember the people that made real sacrifices in our war against Al-Qaeda. Detainees at Gitmo are not the only people that suffer.

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Court Decision Makes It Easier For Government To Hold Gitmo Detainees

ProPublica | Dafna Linzer | Posted 05.29.2011

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by Dafna Linzer ProPublica, March 29, 2011, 5:51 p.m...

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No U.S. Trial For Guantanamo Detainees, Says House

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — In a setback for President Barack Obama, Democrats still controlling the House have approved legislation to prevent Khalid Sheikh Moham...

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Should We Embrace Guantánamo Bay?

Cori Crider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Contrary to some proposals, there can be no blank page on Gitmo. The debate has become at once so poisoned, so calcified, and so removed from the prisoners whose fate it involves that it is impossible to begin anew.

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Some Guantanamo Bay Detainees Returned To Engaging In Terrorist Activity Following Release: Report

Politics Daily | Tom Diemer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Of the 66 Guantanamo Bay detainees freed in the two years since President Obama took office, a handful are suspected of going back to their terrorist ...

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Guantanamo Detainee Trial Opens In N.Y. Court

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A man accused of helping to build a truck bomb used in a 1998 terror attack on a U.S. embassy was a member of an al-Qaida cell that w...

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Guantanamo Detainee Trial Permitted In US, Judge Rules

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be prosecuted in a civilian court was cleared for trial Tuesday by a judge who said a lengthy in...

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Sen. Cardin: Obama Hasn't Been Transparent On Gitmo, Detainees

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The inability of the Obama administration to follow through on its promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay has largely been attributed...

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The War on Terror: Beyond the Military

Lt. Col. Barry Wingard | Posted 05.25.2011

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The "War on Terror" should be about protecting law-abiding people of all races, ethnicity and religious faiths. Instead, it has been used to sell the idea that "they" are sub-human because they're not like "us."

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Child Soldier To Boycott Military Commission Proceedings in First Trial under Obama

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Nicole Karlebach, International Policy Fellow Omar Khadr appeared before Military Judge Patrick Parrish in Guantanamo Bay this week to confirm his...

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Justice, Guantanamo Style

Amy McGann | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the closing of Guantanamo becomes a fading priority, it is business as usual at the military commissions.

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Obama Administration Demands Amnesia From Reporters Covering Gitmo

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jack Newfield, the legendary investigative reporter, once wrote that if government officials had their way, journalists would be "stenographers with a...

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