Guantanamo Prisoners

Government Prepares Guantanamo Prison For Closing

The Miami Herald | Carol Rosenberg | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Earlier this month, Jamaican guest workers went through Camp X-Ray, the original terrorist detention site here, and uprooted weeds that had engulfed o...

Obama Bungled Guantanamo Closing, White House Allies Say

McClatchy | Steven Thomma | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama's decision to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military prison by Jan. 22 was followed by a series of mistakes and missteps by ...

Guantanamo Uighurs' Rights To Be Considered By Supreme Court

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Guantanamo detainees who are considered no threat can be ordered released in the...

Holder worried about lawmakers' Gitmo objections

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he is worried that lawmakers' opposition to bringing terrorist suspects held at the milit...

Generals: Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney Are Scaremongering

Politico | Josh Gerstein | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


About a dozen retired generals and admirals, trying to add momentum to President Barack Obama's effort to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison, ar...

My 4 Days At Gitmo (SLIDESHOW)

Tomek Gross | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Tomek Gross

When asked about rates of depression, mental problems, and suicide among the detainee population, the chief psychiatrist reminds us that we all suffer from anxieties and stresses.

Pentagon Official: US Must Take Gitmo Prisoners

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — In an escalation of arguments over closing a prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, a top Pentagon official says members of Congress mu...

US Asks Germany To Take Gitmo Prisoners

AP | TORSTEN HOLTZ | Posted 06.03.2009 | World


BERLIN — The United States has asked Germany to accept some Guantanamo prisoners when the facility is closed, the Interior Ministry said Sunday,...