Three Former Gitmo Prisoners to Address US Audience in Historic Event
This weekend, three former Guantanamo prisoners will talk for the first time to a US audience about their prison experiences. We speak to Almerindo Ojeda, UC Davis professor and principal investigator with the Guantanamo Testimonials Project, a UC Davis-based effort to catalog accounts of prisoner abuse.
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Well, well, terrorists have rights... they are going to have a field day with this.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. |
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US court backs Guantanamo inmate
For the first time, a US court rejects the classification of a prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay as an "enemy combatant".
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Weeks After Prosecutor's Resignation, US Drops Charges Against 5 Gitmo Prisoners -- But Won't Release Them
The US military has dropped all charges against five men held at Guantanamo Bay prison, but has no plans to release them. The news came just weeks after the resignation of Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, who was the prosecutor in all five cases. He had accused the military of deliberately withholding evidence that could have helped clear them. We speak to Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
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Kafka and Uighurs at Guantánamo
By Ray McGovern
I would add the suggestion that we as a country make an open apology and ask the rest of the world for forgiveness for our straying so far from the ideals upon which our country was founded. Then there can be true thanksgiving for real closure, and an end to a particularly disgraceful chapter in our country's history.
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