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Torture photos not to be released..

By: northsunm32

  Although a lower court had ordered release of the photos that decision was appealed to the Supreme Court. However, congress gave Gates the power to make this order to keep the photos secret so the Supreme Court will probably not even consider the issue. Of course Gates is a holdover from the Bush administration and it would seem&...

22 days ago

U.S. commitment to Afghanistan not open-ended -Gates

By: tayyabt80

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, currently under presidential review, was not open-ended, putting more pressure on Kabul to improve security and fight corruption. President Barack Obama, in the final stages of a review expected to add tens of thousands more U.S. troops to the stalled ...

24 days ago

Resignations before the closure of Guantanamo Bay

By: ahmedibrahem

Resignations before the closure of Guantanamo Bay. What is the reason? Many reasons for some quick decisions and the snap But the important thing is to close the prison at the earliest time to eliminate the torment and suffering of the detainees in the prison.  The spokesman said the Pentagon Bryan Whitman said Phillip Carter, a ...

10 days ago

Guantanamo Detainees Finally Stand Before A Judge

By: daltonvette

Washington-The Washington courts closed to the public, dozens of suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo are finally facing the judges and seeking their release, sometimes giving evidence by video from the base in Cuba. In keeping with a Supreme Court ruling last year, 15 federal judges are venting cases of foreign captives held at Guantanamo. ...

18 days ago