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On AlterNet: guantanamo

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "guantanamo"

The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals

Eric Umansky, ProPublica. July 17, 2008.
The investigative reporter who connected the dots on detention, rendition and torture, discusses her new book, The Dark Side.

NPR Has a Good Laugh Over Torture

NPR Has a Good Laugh Over Torture

Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 16, 2008.
Public Radio's The Takeaway reduces Gitmo detainees' suffering to "which would you rather" discussion of torture songs.

First Guantánamo Interrogation Video Released: Prisoner Moans 'Kill Me'

First Guantánamo Interrogation Video Released: Prisoner Moans 'Kill Me'

Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian. July 16, 2008.
Footage showing interrogation at detention camp released by Canadian teenager's lawyers.

Defense Lawyer Drops His Pants to Demonstrate Abuse at Guantánamo

Defense Lawyer Drops His Pants to Demonstrate Abuse at Guantánamo

Ben, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 15, 2008.
David H. Remes says that humiliation is just one of the ways that his clients are being abused.

After Boumedine, What Next to Close Guantanamo?

After Boumedine, What Next to Close Guantanamo?

The Progress ReportJuly 9, 2008.
Infighting and political grandstanding are holding up measures to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.

Bipartisan Campaign Seeks Presidential Executive Order to Ban Torture

Bipartisan Campaign Seeks Presidential Executive Order to Ban Torture

Jim Lobe, IPS News. June 27, 2008.
A muscular group of religious, military and former government officials has created an anti-torture declaration. The names may surprise you.

Judge: NSA Not Compelled to Disclose Spying on Gitmo Attorneys

Judge: NSA Not Compelled to Disclose Spying on Gitmo Attorneys

Lindsay Beyerstein, Democracy Now! AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 26, 2008.
Federal judge reject lawsuit against NSA.

Scapegoating Non-citizens Produces Few Measurable National Security Gains

Scapegoating Non-citizens Produces Few Measurable National Security Gains

yave begnet, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 24, 2008.
The U.S. is committing human rights abuses in the name of freedom and democracy.

Inside Guantanamo: What does the 5-4 Supreme Court decision really mean?

Harry Hanbury, American News Project AlterNet: Video. June 19, 2008.
A Public Defender representing seven Gitmo detainees shares misgivings about the Supreme Court decision upholding habeas corpus.

CIA Gave Torture Tips to Pentagon

CIA Gave Torture Tips to Pentagon

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 18, 2008.
Senior spook: "If the detainee dies, you're doing it wrong."

Last British Gitmo Detainee Charged, Faces Death Penalty

Last British Gitmo Detainee Charged, Faces Death Penalty

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.

Jailed for Protesting Gitmo: 34 Convicted for Demonstrations Outside Supreme Court

Jailed for Protesting Gitmo: 34 Convicted for Demonstrations Outside Supreme Court

Frida Berrigan, AlterNet. May 30, 2008.
Protesters were convicted of "unlawful free speech" for peaceful demonstrations on behalf of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

Pentagon Set to Politicize 9/11 Trial

Pentagon Set to Politicize 9/11 Trial

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 30, 2008.
The Pentagon is pushing 9/11 trials for McCain's political advantage.

Human Rights Report Blasts

Human Rights Report Blasts "Hollowness of U.S. Administration's Call for Democracy Abroad"

Sanjay Suri, IPS News. May 29, 2008.
From police tasers to Gitmo, a recent report by Amnesty International takes the United States to task on human rights.

Even the FBI Is Outraged over U.S. Torture

Even the FBI Is Outraged over U.S. Torture

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 29, 2008.
The Justice Department has issued a report on torture, citing testimony by scores of FBI officials outraged over our treatment of prisoners.

US Military

US Military "Softened Up" Guantanamo Detainees for Chinese

Attaturk, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. May 21, 2008.
Detainees were kept awake for long periods, deprived of food and forced to endure cold, just prior to questioning by Chinese interrogators.

U.S. Military Judge Postpones Hamdan Military Commission Trial

U.S. Military Judge Postpones Hamdan Military Commission Trial

Mike Rosen-Molina, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 19, 2008.
Salim Hamdan, who plans to boycott his trial, has been in U.S. custody since 2001 when he was accused of working as Osama Bin Laden's driver.

The Tortured Law on Torture

The Tortured Law on Torture

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. May 14, 2008.
How has our government managed to justify one of the most egregious assaults on the rule of law?

Pentagon Drops Charges Against

Pentagon Drops Charges Against "20th Hijacker"

Attaturk, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. May 13, 2008.
Harsh interrogations likely caused the Pentagon to abandon its prosecution of Mohammed al-Qahtani.

Top Pentagon Legal Adviser Disqualified From Gitmo Trial

Top Pentagon Legal Adviser Disqualified From Gitmo Trial

Bernard Hibbitts, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 12, 2008.
Critics of the military commission system say a federal judge's ruling provides new grounds to attack a rigged and unjust system.

"Tales I Win, Heads You Lose": Inside the Twisted World of Gitmo's Military Commissions

Ben Wizner, Daily Kos. April 30, 2008.
An ACLU lawyer observes the military commission hearing in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who is boycotting the proceedings.

Gitmo Injustices Get Satirical Treatment From Harold & Kumar

Gitmo Injustices Get Satirical Treatment From Harold & Kumar

Eileen Jones, AlterNet. April 26, 2008.
The iconic teens come face to face with the injustices at Gitmo -- and young audiences are going to eat it up.

The Torture Election: Fighting for the Soul of the American Psychological Association

The Torture Election: Fighting for the Soul of the American Psychological Association

Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet. April 23, 2008.
In the race for the presidency of the APA, an anti-torture candidate is beating the odds.

Closing in on Bush's Torture Cabal: Who Will Take the Fall?

Closing in on Bush's Torture Cabal: Who Will Take the Fall?

Jeffrey S. Kaye, AlterNet. April 14, 2008.
It remains to be seen whether there will be any fallout from the news that the country's top officials signed off on torture. Don't rely on the press.

Ex-Guantanamo Muslim Chaplain Speaks

Ex-Guantanamo Muslim Chaplain Speaks

Brave New Films, Al Jazeera AlterNet: Video. April 11, 2008.
Ex-Guantanamo Muslim Chaplain Speaks