Obama Guantanamo

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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Lieberman: Obama Should Consider Keeping Guantanamo Open

The Plum Line | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

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Joe Lieberman's Senate office confirms to me that he said in an interview to air later today that President Obama should consider keeping Guantanamo B...

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Death at Guantanamo Hovers Over Obama's Middle East Visit

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

A death at Guantánamo is always felt keenly in the Muslim world, and is also uncomfortable for the Obama administration, which claims that it is running a "humane" facility.

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Land of the Safe and Home of the Cruel

David Bromwich | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

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David Bromwich

Obama's National Archives speech was one more by Barack Obama that deferred action. It suggested the comprehension of an enormous wrong which it decided only partly to remedy.

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National Security vs. Our Values: "The Toughest Issue We Will Face"

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Geoffrey R. Stone

What should we do with "detainees at Guantanamo who cannot be prosecuted yet who pose a clear danger to the American people"? This question cuts to the very heart of the concept of preventive detention.

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Three Uneasy Questions About Torture

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Kenneth C. Davis

What happened? Why did it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again and again?

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To Detain or Not o Detain

Stephen Herrington | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Stephen Herrington

How do you treat a terrorist/soldier in a new order of conflict?

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Sam Stein

Obama's Preventive Detention Policy Compared To "Minority Report"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Among the many aspects of Obama's Thursday speech on national security that drew criticism from human rights advocates and civil libertarians, the not...

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Gates: Guantanamo "Taint" On U.S. Reputation

AP | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Obama administration had no choice but to order the shutdown of the prison at Guantanamo be...

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My Message To Obama: Great Speech, But No Military Commissions and No "Preventive Detention"

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

Look at the sentence, "Hold[ing] individuals to keep them from carrying out an act of war," replace "an act of war" with "any crime," and you will realize why the proposed policy is so terrifying.

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Obama: 50 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared For Transfer

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Forty-eight terror suspects currently held at Guantanamo Bay are waiting to be released to other nations, the Obama administration ...

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No We Can't: Obama's Guantánamo

Cori Crider | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Cori Crider

Celebrations of a new civil liberties hero were sadly premature. Four months on, dozens of innocents are still in prison.

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Time to Support the President and Close the Facility at Guantanamo Bay

Sen. Patrick Leahy | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Patrick Leahy

Guantanamo has become the symbol of the severe missteps that our country took in recent years. Only by shutting the facility down can we repair our image in the world.

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Ryan Grim

Reid: Obama Speech Opens Way For Gitmo Closure Discussion

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday he was open to discussing with President Obama the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay an...

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Sam Stein

Obama National Archives Speech (TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Watch or read about former Vice President Dick Cheney's national security speech here President Barack Obama vigorously defended his plans to close...

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Obama Guantanamo Speech: Pledges To "Clean Up The Mess"

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama fought Thursday to retake command of the emotional debate over closing Guantanamo, denouncing "fear-mongerin...

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Obama Speech Will Defend Dismantling Bush-Era Detainee Policies

Washington Post | Karen DeYoung | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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President Obama will attempt today to answer critics of his dismantling of Bush-era policies on detention and interrogation, in a speech reminding Ame...

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Sam Stein

Obama Huddles With Human Rights Groups Before Security Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Under heavy criticism for a series of decisions on national security that resembled, for some, those of the Bush years, President Barack Obama hosted ...

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Closing Guantanamo And Ousting Harry Reid

Bob Cesca | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

Once again, rather than doing what's right, Harry Reid has collapsed under pressure and is doing what's right wing.

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Pentagon Official: US Must Take Gitmo Prisoners

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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

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Obama's Detainee Definition Revised By Court

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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A federal judge has ruled that the Obama administration cannot use a captured person's "substantial support" for the Taliban or al Qaeda as a reason t...

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Guantanamo Detainee Suggests Moving Guantanamo Detainees to Ramada Inn

Jerome Halligan | Posted 06.19.2009 | Comedy

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Jerome Halligan

"Why? What's the big deal?" he asked. "The only difference between a maximum security prison and a Ramada is really the decor, when you really think about it."

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Guantanamo: A Prison Built On Lies

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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Andy Worthington

It is difficult to see how much of the "evidence" against the Gitmo prisoners can be anything other than a tissue of lies extracted through torture, coercion, bribery and exploitation.

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Sam Stein

Webb Criticizes Obama's Guantanamo Strategy As Unreasonable

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Jim Webb no longer believes President Obama's schedule for closing down the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay is reasonable, claiming on Sunday that ...

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