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The Obama Administration Will Put a Child Soldier On Trial at Gitmo This Summer

Willam Fisher, IPS News. June 2, 2010.

Omar Khadr, who has spent his entire adult life at Guantanamo, was threatened with rape by U.S. interrogators upon his capture more than seven years ago.

Obama Risks 'Future Guantanamos': Sen. Russ Feingold

Agence France PresseJune 10, 2009.

At a Senate hearing Tuesday, Feingold said that holding suspects indefinitely must not be 'enshrined as acceptable in our system of justice.'

Human Rights Groups Slam Obama's Move to Suppress Torture Photos

Willam Fisher, IPS News. May 14, 2009.

Two factors reportedly led to Obama's U-turn: objections from military brass and the president's upcoming speech in Egypt.

Revealed: U.S. Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens of Detainees

John Byrne, Raw Story. May 6, 2009.

In all, 98 detainees have died while in U.S. hands, with 34 identified as homicides, at least eight of which were tortured to death.

Why a Defense Contractor's Seemingly Mundane Decision Has Iraqi Interpreters Fearing for Their Lives

Carol Burke, AlterNet. February 3, 2009.

U.S. contractors want to hand over their Iraqi translators' personal data to Iraqi officials. The results could be deadly.