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Government Prepares Guantanamo Prison For Closing

The Miami Herald | Carol Rosenberg | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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

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Government Rushes Towards Gitmo Plea Deals With Few Strong Cases

ProPublica | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

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As the United States moves to prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others accused of being conspirators behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, feder...

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Obama: "I Don't Rattle," I'm Skinny But Tough

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

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MIAMI — President Barack Obama says he's serious about closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That was the pledge he repeated Mon...

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Supreme Court To Hear Uighurs' Case

washingtonpost.com | Robert Barnes | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

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The Supreme Court set aside the objections of the Obama administration and said Tuesday that it will consider whether judges have the power to release...

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House Votes To Allow Guantanamo Detainees Into U.S.

AP | Posted 10.15.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans in the House have lost a bid to block the transfer of any detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay prison to the United Sta...

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WTF? Obama Gets the Nobel Peace Prize?

Dave Lindorff | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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Dave Lindorff

One can only hope (ah, that intoxicating word!) that President Obama will take his award seriously, and will use his new status as official man of peace to actually bring peace.

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Only Nine Months, But Still Deserving of the Prize

Diane Marie Amann | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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Some are questioning the decision to give the award a scant nine months after the onset of Obama's Presidency. Such questions ignore just how much Obama and his administration have accomplished in that short time.

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Cheney Silent On Obama Counterterrorism Gains

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama visited the National Counterterrorism Center outside Washington and declared that "because of our efforts" al Qaeda...

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Guantanamo Prisoners To Be Tried in U.S., Congressional Agreement Allows

nytimes.com | DAVID JOHNSTON | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders have decided to allow detainees imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be brought to the United States to face civ...

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Obama Team Clears 75 At Guantanamo For Release

Reuters | Jane Sutton | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

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MIAMI (Reuters) - An Obama administration task force has so far cleared 75 of the remaining 223 Guantanamo prisoners for release as part of its effort...

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Supreme Court Considers Bush Terror Policies Obama Defends

McClatchy | Michael Doyle and Marisa Taylor | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

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Graphic photos of U.S. troops abusing Iraqi prisoners present the Supreme Court with its latest, but not its last, national-security legal dilemma. O...

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Obama Guantanamo Closing: White House Regroups After Missteps

Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

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This article by Dafna Linzer, ProPublica, and Anne E. Kornblut, Washington Post, was published by ProPublica under a Creative Commons license. With ...

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Obama Still On Track To Close Gitmo By January

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top lawyer on Thursday said the Obama administration remains committed to closing the Guantanamo Bay prison by early...

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The Fear Factor

Bill Schneider | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Bill Schneider

Mr. Obama has proved that he can be inspiring. But at this point, what he needs to inspire most of all is fear.

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Obama: Don't Stop at Gitmo

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

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According to the New York Times, more than 1 in 10 of immigrant fatalities that have taken place in detention over the past six years, has gone unreported, and has been "overlooked."

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Obama Administration Making Progress On Getting Detainees Out Of Gitmo

Washington Post | Peter Finn | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration has secured commitments from nearly a dozen countries willing to accept detainees from Guantanamo Bay and is increasingly con...

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Obama Aide Raises Doubt About Gitmo Closing Deadline

Wall Street Journal | SIOBHAN GORMAN and EVAN PEREZ | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration's counterterrorism chief appeared to provide the first indication the administration may not make its January deadline for cl...

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Dozens Of Gitmo Cases Sent To U.S. Prosecutors

Associated Press | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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(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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Gitmo Trials: Being All They Can Be

David Danzig | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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David Danzig

Could President Obama and the U.S. Congress transform a deeply flawed legal process -- struck down, at one time by the Supreme Court -- into one that acted like a real court?

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Mohammed Jawad, Teenage Afghan Detainee, To Be Transferred To Civilian Court

Washington Independent | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

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It wasn't until late Friday afternoon that the Obama Justice Department, after years of wrangling over the fate of Mohammed Jawad, the Afghan boy arre...

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Guantánamo Closing Faces Major Hurdles, Causing Headaches For The White House

New York Times | DAVID JOHNSTON and ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- With six months left before a White House deadline, the Obama administration is struggling with legal, political and logistical problems...

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Guantánamo Detainees in U.S. Federal Courts

David Laufman | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

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David Laufman

As the Obama Administration grapples with resolving the detention of prisoners at Guantánamo, one option which must be preserved is the criminal prosecution of detainees in U.S. federal courts.

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Obama's Radical Gitmo Plan

Ari Melber | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Obama's controversial detention plan for Guantanamo detainees keeps leaking and it is a fundamentally radical, dangerous and potentially unconstitutional approach.

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Obama: Prolonged Detentions Could Happen, But It "Gives Me Huge Pause"

AP | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's open to the idea of detaining some Guantanamo Bay terror suspects somewhere else for prolonged per...

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White House Drafts Executive Order To Allow Indefinite Detention Of Terror Suspects

ProPublica | Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reasser...

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