Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 18, 2008. A reluctant Guantanamo Bay jailer, who found himself working in that "legal black hole" at age 19, tells his shocking story.
Cliff Schecter, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: Video. January 11, 2008. Today marks the 6th Anniversary of when our democracy was officially put in shackles under cover of the night.
Manila Ryce, The Largest Minority AlterNet: Video. December 27, 2007. Perhaps the reason why the CIA’s well-documented role in the global drug trade is never really acknowledged is because it never really ended.
Victoria Brittain, Comment Is Free. December 24, 2007. To admit that they pose no threat would show how complacent the Brits have been in supporting the U.S.'s black prison network.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. December 22, 2007. The Supreme Court's decision in June 2004 has been undermined twice by Congress in the intervening years.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog AlterNet: PEEK. December 15, 2007. I thank God almighty and express my gratefulness to you," Adel Hamad said. "I can finally see the light after the darkness."
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 11, 2007. Amanda Terkel: Davis said that the Pentagon had ordered him "not to communicate with the news media about my resignation or military commissions."
GottaLaff, Brave New Films AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 4, 2007. GottaLaff: A leaked copy of a March 2004 manual of Gitmo's "Standard Operating Procedures" for Camp Delta was published yesterday.
World NewsOctober 29, 2007. Anti-torture protesters in France believe that the defense secretary fled over the open border to Germany, where a war crimes case against Rumsfeld was dismissed by a federal court.
Aziz Huq, The Nation. June 12, 2007. The Military Commissions Act threatens more than terror suspects at Gitmo. It is the spearhead of a long-term incursion on all our civil liberties and it must be rolled back.
Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. March 11, 2007. Lindsay Beyerstein: "An interview with the US army chaplain wrongfully accused of spying at Guantanamo Bay."
H. Candace Gorman, In These Times. January 20, 2007. Attorneys often return from the base with urgent news but have to wait weeks for the government to clear their notes.
Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. January 16, 2007. Guantanamo prisoners are entitled to protections under the Constitution, yet the government is trying to deny them due process.