On AlterNet: military commissions
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "military commissions"
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.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 16, 2009.
How far is Obama going to roll back the legacy of Bush's torture policies?
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. May 6, 2009.
Capt. John Murphy led the prosecution of Salim Hamdan and is helping prosecute Omar Khadr, who was just 15 years old when he was captured.
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.
Philippe Naughton, The Times of London UK. January 21, 2009.
Barack Obama wasted no time, asking prosecutors to halt the military trials within hours of his inauguration.
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. January 13, 2009.
Anthony Romero overjoyed by Obama's announcement to close Gitmo.
Robert Greenwald, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: Video. December 9, 2008.
Help end the unconstitutional military commissions.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. December 8, 2008.
Are Khalid Sheikh Mohamed and his co-defendants focusing on their pursuit of martyrdom?
ZP Heller, Amnesty International AlterNet: Video. December 4, 2008.
Honoring the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Daphne Eviatar, Washington Independent. December 3, 2008.
As the Bush term ends, his administration is using every possible excuse to keep its captives from the "war on terror" imprisoned.
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.
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.
Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. November 11, 2008.
The president-elect has been a longtime critic of the U.S. gulag at Guantanamo Bay.
Steve Czajkowski, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 27, 2008.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann is being investigated for inappropriately seeking to influence the military commissions trials.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 1, 2008.
A day after the controversial Gen. Thomas Hartmann is relocated, Lt. Col. Darell Vandeveld resigns, citing "slipshod" prosecutions.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. September 20, 2008.
Yesterday was the birthday of Guantanamo's child soldier and sole Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr, who has been held in isolation since he was 15.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. August 6, 2008.
Widely considered a trial of the military commissions system itself, the Hamdan trial was a two-week exercise in government secrecy and propaganda.
The Progress ReportJuly 9, 2008.
Infighting and political grandstanding are holding up measures to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 9, 2008.
While much reporting after last week's arraignments focused on KSM's desire to be executed, torture itself is on trial at Guantánamo Bay.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 5, 2008.
Guantánamo prisoner Mohammed Hashim's delusions of grandeur have led the Pentagon to charge him with "providing material support for terrorism."
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 3, 2008.
With four more prisoners charged last week, the Bush administration seems intent on trying as many Guantánamo detainees as possible before November.
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.
Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 21, 2008.
Guantánamo is in total disarray.
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.
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.
