On AlterNet: the guantánamo files

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The End of Guantánamo

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. December 3, 2008.

The repatriation of Salim Hamdan to Yemen should hasten the demise of the U.S. prison camp.

Memo to Obama: Closing Guantanamo Can't Wait

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.

"Dirty Bomb" Charges Dropped Against Gitmo Prisoner Binyam Mohamed

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. October 16, 2008.

Mohamed was brutally tortured after being rendered by the CIA to Morocco. "We're going to change your brain," one of his captors said.

We Are Through the Looking Glass: Guantánamo as Alice in Wonderland

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 2, 2008.

The ruling in Parhat v. Gates invokes Lewis Carroll: "the fact the government has 'said it thrice' does not make an allegation true."

What the Supreme Court's Habeas Decision Means

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 13, 2008.

Thursday's verdict is a resounding triumph for the importance of the law as a check on unfettered executive power and the caprice of politicians.

Latest Gitmo Setback: The Delayed Trial of Salim Hamdan

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 28, 2008.

A recent decision by a military judge shows how political squabbles make the wheels of justice revolve in slow motion at Guantánamo Bay.

Betrayals, Backsliding and Boycotts: The Continuing Collapse of Guantánamo's Military Commissions

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 21, 2008.

Guantánamo is in total disarray.

Who Are the Five Afghans Released From Guantánamo?

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 11, 2008.

The untold stories of the five Afghan prisoners released with Sami al-Haj reveal, yet again, the wholesale mockery of justice at Guantánamo.