Bagram Isn't The New Guantanamo, It's The Old Guantanamo
From what I have been able to gather about the workings of Bagram, I have no reason to conclude that the prison is now being run according to the Geneva Conventions.
From what I have been able to gather about the workings of Bagram, I have no reason to conclude that the prison is now being run according to the Geneva Conventions.
Associated Press | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
(WASHINGTON - AP) Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation's capit...
AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A judge ruled Thursday that one of the youngest detainees brought to Guantanamo Bay is being held illegally and must be released &n...
Russ Wellen | Posted 07.07.2009 | World
Bounties, by sheer dint of preceding and laying the groundwork for illegal detention and torture, are equal to them in culpability for the havoc we've wreaked on detainees. To preclude preventive detention and torture in the future, we need to enforce a policy of paying only for information, not scalps.
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics
The White House released a statement Friday afternoon clarifying the president's position on the use of military tribunals: Statement of President Ba...
AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will restart Bush-era military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees, reviving a fiercely dis...
Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics
President-elect Obama made known his intention to close the Guantanamo detention facility. The projected closure raises a plethora of issues.
ProPublica | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
Every week, ProPublica takes stock of how the week unfolded for the stories we're tracking in Scandal Watch. Here's what we're watching this week.
Andy Worthington | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics