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On AlterNet: indefinite detention

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "indefinite detention"

Did the CIA Use Fire Ants to Torture Detainees?

Did the CIA Use Fire Ants to Torture Detainees?

Aram Roston, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2009.
Though the agency denies it, sources say one supervisor bragged about using the insects on the head of a prisoner.

Europe Agrees to Take Gitmo Prisoners: U.S.? Not So Much.

Europe Agrees to Take Gitmo Prisoners: U.S.? Not So Much.

Nahal Zamani, Blog of Rights AlterNet: PEEK. July 13, 2009.
We cannot have other countries cleaning up our mess at Guantanamo.

Ending Indefinite Detention Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Ending Indefinite Detention Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign of the Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. July 8, 2009.
It's up to us to make sure that Obama does away with this horrid Bush administration legacy.

White House Drafting Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention; Move Would Bypass Congress

White House Drafting Executive Order to Allow Indefinite Detention; Move Would Bypass Congress

Dafna Linzer, Peter Finn, ProPublica. June 30, 2009.
Such an order embraces claims by George W. Bush that certain people can be held without trial for long periods under the laws of war.

Obama Risks 'Future Guantanamos': Sen. Russ Feingold

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.'

Federal Judge to Obama DOJ: You're Wrong, Bagram Prisoners Do Have Rights

Federal Judge to Obama DOJ: You're Wrong, Bagram Prisoners Do Have Rights

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 2, 2009.
Issuing a stern warning on executive power, Judge John D. Bates has granted three prisoners in Afghanistan the right to challenge their detention.

Why Are Obama Lawyers Sticking to the Same Positions as Bush's DOJ?

Why Are Obama Lawyers Sticking to the Same Positions as Bush's DOJ?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 6, 2009.
In cases involving torture, rendition and Bush's 'lost' emails, Obama lawyers are making the same arguments as Bush's.

Very Bad News: Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base Will Be Obama's Guantanamo

Very Bad News: Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base Will Be Obama's Guantanamo

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.

Indefinite Detention Case Will Test Obama's Pledges

Indefinite Detention Case Will Test Obama's Pledges

Willam Fisher, IPS News. February 4, 2009.
The Supreme Court is poised to hear what could be one of the most consequential cases in U.S. history.