Child Soldier Has No Place at Gitmo
Their stories are all too shocking, yet all too familiar. In Sierra Leone, boys as young as 10 were turned into bloodthirsty soldiers through an i...
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"Screwed up" and "abused": Omar Khadr's Canadian interrogations at Guantanamo
Andy Worthington | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
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In 2003, when he was 16, Omar was visited by representatives of Special Investigations. The video shows Omar displaying his wounds, weeping uncontrollably and pulling at his hair in despair.
Gitmo Interrogation Video Released For First Time
AP | CHARMAINE NORONHA | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
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TORONTO — A 16-year-old captured in Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay sobs during his questioning, holding up his wounded arms and begging ...
Fact Sheet: The 16 Prisoners Charged in Guantanamo's Military Commissions
Andy Worthington | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics
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Ahmed Al-Darbi,
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani,
Walid Bin Attash,
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Mohammed Kamin,
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Ibrahim Al-Qosi,
Mohamed Jawad,
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Ali Abdul Aziz Ali,
Ali Hamza Al-Bahlul,
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Mustafa Al-Hawsawi,
Mohammed Al-Qahtani,
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In April, Ibrahim al-Qosi also boycotted his pre-trial hearing, telling the judge, "I do not recognize the justice or the lawfulness of this court,
Betrayals, Backsliding and Boycotts: the Continuing Collapse of Guantanamo's Military Commissions
Andy Worthington | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics
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Anyone who has kept half an eye on the proceedings at the Military Commissions in Guantanamo will be aware that their progress has been faltering at best.
The US Military's Shameless Propaganda Over Guantanamo's 9/11 Trials
Andy Worthington | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics
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In what appears to be nothing more than propaganda masquerading as news, the US military has announced that it will televise the Guantánamo trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Torture Allegations Dog Guantanamo Trials
Andy Worthington | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics
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If there is a "clean" case at Guantanamo that can be presented without ensnaring the administration in ever more damaging allegations relating to the use of torture by US forces, it has yet to be found.
Guantanamo's Shambolic Trials: Pentagon Boss Resigns, Ex-Chief Prosecutor Joins Defense
Andy Worthington | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics
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The Bush administration's decision to choose a child soldier -- the Canadian Omar Khadr -- as its first attempt at a real conviction continues to attract heated opposition.
A Child on Trial at Guantanamo
Clive Baldwin | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics
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No consideration at all appears to have been given before now to how the Guantanamo military commission can give a fair trial to someone who was a child at the time of his offense.
Guantanamo Trials: Where Are The Terrorists?
Andy Worthington | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics
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The US military has spent $12 million on a mobile court complex, which is intended to be used for the trial by Military Commission of up to 80 detainees, beginning in May.
Omar Khadr: Canada's Guantanamo Torture Warning Shows Double Standards
Andy Worthington | Posted 01.19.2008 | Politics
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The case of Maher Arar is one of many chilling examples of the damage caused by failed intelligence in the Americans' program of "extraordinary rendition."
Cowboy Justice at Guantánamo: Judge Confirms Use of Secret Evidence in the Trial of Omar Khadr
Andy Worthington | Posted 12.02.2007 | Politics
The administration is intent on pushing forward with trials that owe more to the show trials of Stalinist Russia than they do to long-established principles of American justice.
Just Another Day in a Guantanamo Courtroom
Jennifer Daskal | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics
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The government is more interested in securing a conviction than anything else. The question of whether or not Khadr can lawfully be tried or is actually guilty seems secondary.
The Afghan Teenager Put Forward for Trial by Military Commission at Guantánamo
Andy Worthington | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics
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Dozens of teenagers - some as young as 12 or 13 - have been held in Guantánamo over the years, but until now Khadr was the only one to face a trial.
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