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Bagram Isn't The New Guantanamo, It's The Old Guantanamo

Andy Worthington | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

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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.

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Dozens Of Gitmo Cases Sent To U.S. Prosecutors

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...

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Mohammed Jawad: Judge Orders Gitmo Detainee's Release

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A judge ruled Thursday that one of the youngest detainees brought to Guantanamo Bay is being held illegally and must be released &n...

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The Careless, Corrupt Program That Begat Preventive Detention and Torture

Russ Wellen | Posted 07.07.2009 | World

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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.

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Military Commissions: Obama Clarifies Position

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

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The White House released a statement Friday afternoon clarifying the president's position on the use of military tribunals: Statement of President Ba...

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