Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. November 9, 2009. Forget the "debates" in Washington over Afghan War policy. Construction activity and the flow of money suggests that the Pentagon plans to be there for a long, long time.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. September 16, 2009. The Obama administration has announced it will introduce a review system for the 600 prisoners at Bagram airbase. But a close look at the plan reveals cause for alarm.
Moazzam Begg, AlterNet. September 13, 2009. My final Ramadan was spent alongside the world's most dangerous terrorists (according to Bush) and its finest examples of patience and fortitude (according to me).
Willam Fisher, IPS News. July 27, 2009. Calling the case "an outrage," U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle urged the lawyers to "let him out. Send him back to Afghanistan."
Agence France Presse July 19, 2009. According to a report by the New York Times, U.S. officials are concerned that abuses and militant recruiting within local prisons are helping strengthen the Taliban.
Sonali Kolhatkar, New America Media. July 18, 2009. The new offensive is an attempt "to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda." But what will actually be gained such brute force?
Agence France PresseMay 28, 2009. Amnesty lamented Obama's "limited action" on inhumane detention policies, as well as his inaction on seeking accountability for past abuses.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: War on Iraq. May 5, 2009. The network released unedited tapes of the 'hunt for Jesus' one day after the Pentagon accused it of being 'irresponsible' for its initial report.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: War on Iraq. May 4, 2009. A new report by Al Jazeera shows U.S. troops being told to "hunt people for Jesus ... so we get them into the kingdom."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 2, 2009. Issuing a stern warning on executive power, Judge John D. Bates has granted three prisoners in Afghanistan the right to challenge their detention.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 17, 2009. Words matter, as Obama said on the campaign trail. But when it comes to his detention and counterterrorism policies, his actions are speaking louder.
Stephen Foley, Independent UK. February 22, 2009. The Afghan air base is to undergo a $60 million expansion, allowing it to hold five times as many prisoners as remain at Gitmo.
Don Hazen, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 22, 2009. Obama's latest disturbing move makes him seem more like a bullshit artist than the moral voice we heard when he was a candidate.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 13, 2009. Documents obtained by the ACLU and other groups expose more shocking treatment of prisoners from Gitmo to Bagram.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 27, 2008. The government's case against the Canadian child soldier, who was only 15 when he was imprisoned, is collapsing.
