On AlterNet: binyam mohamed
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Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. August 4, 2009.
The Obama administration is still refusing to release prisoners who have been found to pose no threat to the U.S. What is going on?
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 5, 2009.
A death at Gitmo is always felt keenly in the Muslim world, creating tension for an administration that claims it is running a 'humane' facility.
Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. May 15, 2009.
The 'Black Shirts' of Guantanamo routinely terrorize prisoners, breaking bones, gouging eyes, squeezing testicles, and 'dousing' them with chemicals.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 28, 2009.
In a crucial defeat for the Obama administration, an ACLU lawsuit on behalf of five victims of extraordinary rendition will move forward.
Comment Is FreeApril 2, 2009.
Clive Stafford Smith is accused of 'unprofessional conduct' by Pentagon officials who monitor communication between Gitmo prisoners and their lawyers.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 25, 2009.
As a condition for his release, the U.S. government told Binyam Mohamed to plead guilty, deny torture, and not to talk to media.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 25, 2009.
The claim that Gitmo guards are getting "their kicks in" follows a Pentagon report boasting humane conditions at Gitmo.
Binyam Mohamed, Comment Is Free AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 24, 2009.
"The very people who I had hoped would come to my rescue, I later realized, had allied themselves with my abusers."
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. February 23, 2009.
"I was abducted, hauled from one country to the next, tortured in medieval ways -- all orchestrated by the U.S. government."
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.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 10, 2009.
Attorneys representing the Obama administration are defending one of the most controversial practices of the Bush administration.
Rosie Swash, The Guardian. December 11, 2008.
Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello: "I suggest they level Guantanamo, but they keep one small cell and put Bush in there."
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 3, 2008.
With four more prisoners charged last week, the Bush administration seems intent on trying as many Guantánamo detainees as possible before November.
Deirdre Jurand, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 2, 2008.
Binyam Mohamed was detained in Pakistan and allegedly tortured at the behest of the Bush Administration. He could be executed if convicted.
Clive Stafford Smith, Independent UK. May 30, 2008.
As the Pentagon prepares to prosecute Binyam Mohamed in a lawless military tribunal, his own government is MIA.
Maya Harris, ACLU Northern California. February 10, 2008.
Is extraordinary rendition really a "state secret" anymore?
