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What Constitutes Justice For Guantanamo Detainees?
Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 1 month ago
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President Obama's pledge to close the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the end of his first year in office navigated one roadblock last week, when Congress agreed to allow the transfer of prisoners onto U.S. soil to face trial. But the struggle...
Tags: U.S, Barack Obama, Guantanamo Detainees, military commissions, Guantanamo Bay
Biden helps kick off Race for Cure
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility An estimated 300 people gathered Friday night at the Washington home of Vice President Joe Biden to help kick off the Komen Global Race for the Cure. Organizers expect about 50,000 people to participate in the event at the Mall in Washington, the 20th...
Tags: Barack Obama, president joe, vice president, Washington, Joe Biden, president barack, military commissions, Chrysler LLC, U.S, Robert Gibbs
Obama to restart military tribunals at Guantanamo
Washington :: DC :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility Senior US officials say the new system will limit the use of hearsay, ban evidence gained through harsh treatment, give defendants more freedom to choose their own counsel, and provide more protections for detainees who refuse to testify. President Barack...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mr Obama, Guantanamo Bay, president barack, White House, Cuba, US Congress, Afghanistan, US House, military commissions
Obama to revive Guantanamo military trials
Guantánamo :: Cuba | 6 months ago
Credibility D.C., United States-US President Barack Obama is due to announce this week that he is reviving controversial military trials for suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, US officials said Tuesday. But Obama, who sharply criticized the use of military...
Tags: Barack Obama, Guantanamo Bay, House Considers Obama, Mr Obama, Military Commissions, Senate Democrats, president barack
Report: Obama Wants to Extend Suspension of Military Commissions at Guantanamo
Havana :: Cuba | 6 months ago
Credibility Government officials say the Obama administration will seek to extend a suspension on military commissions established at Guantanamo Bay, the Washington Post has reported. Obama obtained a 120-day suspension of the commissions in the beginning of his...
Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions
Guantánamo :: Cuba | 6 months ago
Credibility The military commissions have allowed the trial of suspected terrorists in a setting that favors the government and protects classified information, but they were sharply criticized during the administration of President George W...In one of its first...
Tags: military commissions, obama administration, Guantánamo
US drops Guantanamo charges
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility The US military has refused to release five Guantanamo Bay detainees - despite confirming it is to drop war crimes charges against them...The military said in a statement it retained the right to file new charges against the five men at a later time....
Tags: Guantanamo Bay, U.S, drops charged, Pentagon, guantanamo detainees, Darrel Vandeveld, military commissions, crimes charged, war crimes, drops war
Mukasey defends military commissions for terror cases
Farmington :: NM :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Attorney General Michael Mukasey is defending the use of military commissions to prosecute suspected terrorists. He says the upcoming trials will be "in the best traditions of the American legal system." Mukasey's remarks at a conference Wednesday of...
Tags: mukasey, Michael Mukasey, military commissions, defending military
Ex-Gitmo prosecutor claims retaliation
San Juan :: Argentina | about 1 year ago
Credibility The former chief prosecutor of military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, said Thursday he was denied a service medal for criticizing the trial process...Morris Davis says the military is retaliating against him for criticizing Brig...Morris Davis...
Tags: U.S, presidential elections, military commissions, Guantanamo Bay, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, lawyers accused, court filing, Morris Davis, defense lawyers, influence elections
Betrayals, Backsliding and Boycotts: The Continuing Collapse of Guantánamo's Military Commissions
Seattle :: WA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Anyone who has kept half an eye on the proceedings at the Military Commissions in Guantánamo -- the unique system of trials for "terror suspects" that was conceived in the wake of the 9/11 attacks by Vice President Dick Cheney and his close advisers --...
Tags: close, Military Commissions
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