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Why hasn't Guantánamo been closed?

President Obama campaigned on closing the Guantánamo Bay prison and signed an executive order two days after taking office ordering the...
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Is the White House caving on holding a civilian trial for KSM?

The Washington Post reports this morning from anonymous "administration officials" that the White House is set to recommend trying Khalid...
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Obama Administration Refuses to Turn Over List of Bagram Detainee Information

The government cannot continue to fully withhold a list of names, citizenship, length of detention, capture location and other vital information...
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Attorney General Eric Holder said to be Considering Appointment of a Special Prosecutor

Recent news accounts indicate that Attorney General Eric Holder is close to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the treatment of...
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Video Featuring Prominent Figures Calling For Accountability For Torture

In "Tortured Logic," Oliver Stone, 9/11 Family Member And Others Read From An Infamous Torture MemoThe American Civil Liberties Union...
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Guantánamo Detainee Mohammed Jawad Ordered by Court to be Released

A federal judge today ordered the government to release Guantánamo detainee and American Civil Liberties Union client Mohammed Jawad, who...
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Habeas Corpus Hearing Scheduled in the Case of Guantánamo Detainee Mohammed Jawad

Government Pushes To Continue Illegal Detention Even After Court Finds Inadequate Case Against HimIn a released statement today, the American Civil...
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Having Been Subject to Torture and Illegal Detention - Guantánamo Detainee Should Be Returned Home

Court Found Inadequate Case Against ACLU Client Mohammed JawadGuantánamo detainee Mohamed Jawad should be sent home to Afghanistan...
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Military Commissions Continue to be Debated by Congress

Worthy of debate but not of reinstating, says Constitution ProjectThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security has...
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Mohammed Jawad Continues to be Detained at Guantánamo Despite Lack Of Evidence

After admitting to a federal judge that Guantánamo detainee and American Civil Liberties Union client Mohammed Jawad had been tortured and...
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