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Closing Guantanamo: France Wants Common EU Policy On Detainees

Deutsche Welle | Posted 01.26.2009 | World

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The French Foreign Ministry called for a common European Union policy Friday, Dec. 26, on how to deal with prisoners currently held in the US prison i...

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Gitmo Lawyer: Gates May Have Committed Perjury

Raw Story | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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The announcement Dec. 1 that Barack Obama had retained Bush Defense Secretary Robert Gates was intended to demonstrate the President-elect's desire fo...

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European Nations May Accept Guantanamo Detainees

washingtonpost.com | Posted 01.22.2009 | World

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European nations have begun intensive discussions both within and among their governments on whether to resettle detainees from the U.S. military pris...

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European Nations May Accept Guantanamo Detainees

washingtonpost.com | Posted 01.22.2009 | World

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European nations have begun intensive discussions both within and among their governments on whether to resettle detainees from the U.S. military pris...

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Guantanamo Commander: Prison Won't Close Soon

AP | ANDREW O. SELSKY | Posted 01.10.2009 | World

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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Guantanamo's commander believes that the prison on this base won't close anytime soon after President-elect Ba...

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Bush Administration Tying Obama's Hands On Gitmo

Harpers | Scott Horton | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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As President-elect Obama works to make good on his promise to shut down Guantanamo Bay, including the military commissions system that his predecessor...

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Gates: Military Looks To Accelerate Iraq Pullout, Shut Down Guantanamo

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 01.03.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration:...

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Obama's Uninspiring National Security Team

Lionel Beehner | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Obama's familiar-looking team of national security fixer-uppers does not inspire confidence. Nor do his vague answers to detailed questions on specific policies.

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How Guantanamo Can Be Closed: More Advice for Barack Obama

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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Several prominent human rights and legal organizations launched a campaign in Berlin on November 10, aimed at persuading European countries to accept cleared prisoners from Guant�namo.

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More Than A Prison

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Guantanamo Bay is not just a prison, it's a state of mind, and a legal limbo in which hundreds have been trapped in legal limbo since 2002.

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Obama Plans Guantanamo Close, US Trials

AP | MATT APUZZO and LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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The Tora Bora Of The Mind

John Tomasic | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home

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Smerconish said that, as a Republican, he supported Obama's approach to the hunt for Bin Laden, that moving immediately on intelligence was not naive. And McCain, remarkably, conceded that he too agreed with Obama.

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Barack Obama and Soft Power

Joseph Nye | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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