Weeping for our country…
ON Wednesday, America’s detention camp at Guantánamo Bay will have been open for 10 years. For seven of them, I was held there without explanation or charge. … [Keep reading >>]
You know we’re about at the point where the explosions going off in our heads at each days news is beginning to to change from warnings and prompts to action … [Keep reading >>]
Khadr Trial Delayed Amidst Reports of Plea Deal
Yesterday, the military judge overseeing the flawed military commission proceedings against Omar Khadr, who has been in U.S. custody since age 15, … [Keep reading >>]
What a beautiful photo. HAMILTON, Bermuda – After almost eight years of captivity, each step of Khelil Mamut’s freedom is a little overwhelming.
The ocean, which he could … [Keep reading >>]
Rachel Maddow had a very good quick interview with Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, on her show. It followed his take down in The Washington Note … [Keep reading >>]
Binyam Mohamed was arrested in Pakistan in April 2002 and taken to Morocco by the CIA. He was transferred via Afghanistan and Bagram air base and arrived at Guantánamo … [Keep reading >>]
“In one of its first actions, the Obama administration instructed military prosecutors late Tuesday to seek a 120-day suspension of legal proceedings involving detainees at the naval base at … [Keep reading >>]
The lead editorial in the Sunday NY Times is about Guantanamo, “Mr. Bush’s grotesque legacy.” It’s a good summary of what has been left us, from shame that our leaders … [Keep reading >>]
Judge Declares Five Detainees Held Illegally
By WILLIAM GLABERSON
Published: November 20, 2008
A federal judge issued the Bush administration a sharp setback on Thursday, ruling that five Algerian men have been held … [Keep reading >>]
It’s all scandalous when Austrians are discovered to have held human beings captive for years on end, hidden away so no one knew of their existence. The captors, … [Keep reading >>]
Godawful, just effing godawful.
The Bush administration wants to rewrite the official evidence against Guantanamo Bay detainees, allowing it to shore up its cases before they come under scrutiny by civilian … [Keep reading >>]
