On AlterNet: guantánamo

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Former Gitmo Prisoner Moazzem Begg: Guantanamo Was Even Worse Than I Realized

Moazzam Begg, Comment Is Free. January 26, 2010.

From a cover-up over prisoners' deaths to the torture of Shaker Aamer, the real story of Guantánamo is beginning to emerge.

Why Obama Must Keep Releasing Yemenis From Guantánamo

Andy Worthington, TruthOut.org. December 30, 2009.

The failed bomb plot on Christmas Day has prompted lawmakers to declare that no more Yemenis should be released from Guantánamo. They're wrong.

The Torture of Two Innocent Men Who Just Left Guantanamo

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. December 23, 2009.

The release of Mohammed Sulaymon Barre and Ismail Mahmoud Muhammad is another example of the hysterical and false claims that Guantanamo is full of hardcore terrorists.

Six Uighurs Released From Gitmo; Seven Remain Locked Up

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. November 2, 2009.

This latest release still leaves seven Uighurs in Guantánamo -- not to mention the 60 or so other prisoners who have been cleared for release

75 Guantánamo Prisoners Cleared For Release; 31 Could Leave Today

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 5, 2009.

There's no reason for any of these prisoners, several of whom were cleared under Bush, to be held for one minute longer.

Obama Brings Gitmo And Rendition To Bagram (And Not The Geneva Conventions)

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.

The Best of Times: A Former Prisoner Remembers Ramadan at Guantánamo

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).

Remember 9/11, But Don't Forget Guantánamo

Andy Worthington, Comment Is Free. September 11, 2009.

In Guantánamo, 225 men remain imprisoned, most of them never charged, ostensibly for some connection with these attacks.

Hotel Guantanamo: You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave

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?

Al-Jazeera Journalist Imprisoned at Gitmo to Sue Bush Administration

Gwladys Fouché, The Guardian. July 19, 2009.

"Torture is continuing in Guantánamo," Sami al-Haj, who spent more than six years at Guantanamo says.

Federal Court to Obama DOJ: 'State Secrets' Excuse is Bogus, Torture Victims' Lawsuit Can Proceed

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. 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.

Who Ordered the Torture of Abu Zubaydah?

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. April 26, 2009.

If the torture of the first "high-value detainee" was authorized by the Bybee memos, who ordered his torture 18 weeks before they were written?

Famed Gitmo Lawyer Facing Six Months in Prison For Writing Letter to Obama Detailing Torture of Client

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.

How the U.S. Tried to Bribe a Gitmo Prisoner into Silence

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.

In Selling Its Version of the "War on Terror," Obama Is Adopting Bush's Playbook

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.

Under Obama's Justice Department, "change" means nothing more than turning "enemy combatants" to "Nobodies Formerly Known As Enemy Combatants."

In NYT Interview, Obama Contradicts His Own Policy on Prisoners' Habeas Rights

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 8, 2009.

Obama said he thinks all detainees should have "an opportunity through habeas corpus to answer to charges." But his DOJ disagrees.

Barack Obama's Uighur Problem

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. February 20, 2009.

It's now up to Obama to decide whether to find homes for the Uighurs in the U.S., or to keep them at Gitmo until further notice.

Judge Orders Release of Guantánamo’s Forgotten Child

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. January 16, 2009.

Mohammed El-Gharani arrived at Guantánamo when he was 14 years old and has spent a third of his life in prison.

The Questions Eric Holder Should Be Asked

The NationJanuary 15, 2009.

David Cole, Michael Ratner, John Nichols and others pose the questions the attorney general nominee should be asked at his confirmation hearing.

We Cannot Allow Obama to Be the Torturer-Elect

Steve Hendricks, AlterNet. January 14, 2009.

Far from seeking to prosecute the criminals who authorized torture, Barack Obama has instead asked several to work for him.

9/11 Conspirators to Plead Guilty

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. December 8, 2008.

Are Khalid Sheikh Mohamed and his co-defendants focusing on their pursuit of martyrdom?

The End of Guantánamo

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. December 3, 2008.

The repatriation of Salim Hamdan to Yemen should hasten the demise of the U.S. prison camp.

Obama: Close, Don't Repackage, Guantanamo

Michael Ratner, Jules Lobel, The Nation. December 1, 2008.

If Congress chooses to rebrand Guantanamo with a legal gloss, it will legitimize the indefinite imprisonment of people without charge.

After Seven Years, Guantánamo Prisoners Need to be Tried or Released

Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. November 29, 2008.

Judge: "Seven years of waiting for a legal system to give them an answer ... is more than enough."

Memo to Obama: Closing Guantanamo Can't Wait

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. November 19, 2008.

If President-elect Barack Obama truly plans to make good on his promise to close the American gulag, he should start by heeding this advice.