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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.

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.