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Stories by Michael Ratner

Calls For a 'Truth Commission' Will Lead to a Whitewash: We Must Keep Pressing for Prosecutions

The conclusion of a commission process would likely be: the U.S. shouldn't have tortured, but it was a dangerous moment after 9/11.
Posted on Apr 23, 2009, Source: After Downing Street

Obama: Close, Don't Repackage, Guantanamo

If Congress chooses to rebrand Guantanamo with a legal gloss, it will legitimize the indefinite imprisonment of people without charge.
Posted on Dec 1, 2008, Source: The Nation

Can We Force our Goverment to Respect Detainees Rights?

What the recent Supreme Court decision really means for American law.
Posted on Jul 12, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Guantanamo: What the World Should Know

Why Guantanamo represents everything that is wrong with the U.S. war on terrorism. A conversation with the Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Posted on Jun 11, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Illegal War, or Legal Capture?

If the United States used the resources of the United Nations, it could solve the current crisis without resorting to violence. Here are the concrete steps towards that goal.
Posted on Sep 28, 2001, Source: AlterNet