Monday, January 11, 2016

Another detainee released today...

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The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Muhammed Abd Al Rahman Awn Al-Shamrani from the detention facility at Guantana...

Just to keep things in perspective.....

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In twenty days Obama will have kept Guantanamo open longer than Bush. Obama owns this mess and cannot blame others for his inaction.
Sunday, January 10, 2016

fifteen years of lawlessness

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Tomorrow marks the beginning of the fifteenth year of Guantanamo. It also marks the eleventh year of my representation of Guantanamo detaine...
Friday, January 8, 2016

Last Kuwaiti is released... Updated with latest statistics

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The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Faez Mohammed Ahmed Al-Kandari from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay t...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Two detainees released today....

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The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby from the detentio...
Sunday, January 3, 2016

fifteen years and counting....

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Rolling Stone did a nice piece on Guantanamo last week- looking over the absurd and senseless history of the place over the fifteen years......
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

I will believe it when I see it!

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Rumor is that 17 will be released in January and three men are slated for the periodic review board during that same month. Read more here ...

As if he needed any help......

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This article explains the obstacles that the Pentagon has put in front of Obama in closing Guantanamo. I would just add that Obama has done ...
Thursday, December 24, 2015

From Our Friends Down under at Justinian....

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US Supreme Court's dreadful legacy ... Fifteenth anniversary of Bush v Gore - the decision that "changed everything" ... The e...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Shaker Aamer gives his first full interview

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You can watch the full interview here . It is more than an hour long. If you want a shorter version go here .
Thursday, December 10, 2015

Morrocan detainee released from Gitmo still held by Morroco

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It was not enough that Younous Chekkouri was wrongfully held at Guantanamo for 13 years... when he was finally released back to his homeland...
Saturday, December 5, 2015

Obama honors war criminal Dick Cheney

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First he protected Cheney from prosecution and now Cheney has been honored with a marble bust in Congress--- and Biden and Obama participate...
Thursday, December 3, 2015

The Periodic Review Board....

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As I have mentioned in previous posts- the term "periodic" takes on new meaning when it comes to the review of the status of the f...
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Human Rights Watch calls for an investigation into my country's torture of detainees....

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In its report released this week the summary starts with this: "  It  is now well established that following the attacks on the Unite...
Monday, November 30, 2015

Hillary apparently sought closure of Gitmo too.....

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This article discusses a letter that Hillary sent to Obama as she was leaving the state department.... asking that Obama make good on his pr...