Navy nurse rejects force-feed of Gitmo prisoners:
The nurse decided against being a participant after deciding the practice was criminal.. Southern Command spokesman Army Col. Greg Julian confirms the report. He says it is the first time a Navy nurse has refused to tube-feed a hunger-striking prisoner. He says the nurse is a lieutenant and has been assigned to other duties Ref. Source 6
Judge delays order to release Guantanamo force-feeding videos
Ruling on a request filed by the Obama administration, US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler agreed Thursday to grant a one-month delay on the release of videotapes showing the barbaric force-feeding of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Ref. Source 1
US sends Guantanamo prisoners to Georgia, Slovakia:
The release of the men, four Yemenis and a Tunisian, brings the prison population to 143, about 100 fewer than when President Barack Obama took office pledging to close the detention center. Ref. Source 3
US to appeal judge's ruling on Guantánamo Bay force-feeding videos:
The Obama administration will ask a federal appeals court to overturn a judge's ruling that it must disclose videos depicting its controversial tube feedings of hunger strikers at Guantánamo Bay. Ref. Source 6
Guantanamo prisoners sent to Uruguay as refugees
Six men who were held for more than 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the Department of Defense said in a statement Sunday. The six were detained as suspected militants with ties to al-Qaeda but were never charged. The Pentagon statement said the U.S. Worked with Uruguay's government to ensure the transfers took place. Ref. USAToday
Senate report confirms CIA had 'black site' at Guantánamo, hid it from Congress:
It also offers graphic details that the U.S. Government has hidden from view in the pretrial hearings of six captives it seeks to execute - about the sexual torture and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of the alleged USS Cole bomber and why a sickly looking accused 9/11 conspirator sits on a pillow at court proceedings. Ref. Source 1
5 Yemeni detainees released from Guantanamo Bay despite GOP resistance:
Five detainees were released from the U.S. Prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, this week, as the Obama administration continued transferring captives to other countries despite Republican resistance. Ref. Source 2