guantanamo detainees

Only there is no place to send them. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/28/AR2007042801145_pf.html

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/hicks-pleads-guilty/2007/03/27/1174761414531.html According to radio reports I heard, he was prepared to plead to anything as long as it meant he could get out of Guantanamo, against the advice of his legal team, who wanted him to plead not guilty.

well....All the charges against David Dicks have now collapsed for lack of evidence. Conspiracy to commit warcrimes...oops, dropped for lack of evidence. Attempted murder (of the coalition armies apparently)...oops, dropped for lack of evidence. After five years America has decided it...

As far as I've understood the issue, the Supreme Court has decided that the President does not have the authority to detain people without trial in Guantanamo, because it is Congress that passes laws and there was no law that allowed this. So, the Republican congress made such a law. But now...

The war on Islamic terrorism it seems is that it is turning the U.S. into them without us even realizing it.....here is more evidence of that: Much more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeralyn-merritt/keeping-an-eye-on-cully-s_b_38575.html...

I found this info on the Washington Post's website and put it into an Excel spreadsheet, which is attached in zipped format. According to the Post, I took out the hyperlinks attached to a number of the names; they link to .PDF files that show the transcripts from the tribunal hearings that...

Oral arguments via tape delay has just started on CourtTV now for those interested in listening in. I'll post more later.

OK everyone. Here's the list of Guantanamo Detainees and an American Forces Press Service article. Knock yourself out! Litigation Forces DoD to Release Names of Some Gitmo Detainees By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2006/20060303_4387.html...

BBC News Report Damn UN. Why do they hate our freedom?

Link If they're going to starve themselves to death, I wish they'd hurry up and get on with the job. Problem is, the US military keeps interfering by force-feeding them. Talibans are trying to kill themselves, for once, instead of Americans, and the most dangerous soldiers in the world are...

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16361609-29277,00.html Mamdouh Habib, the Australian released from Gitmo without charge has been stabbed.....No evidence yet that his attack was targeted or he was a victim of random crime. Injuries appear relatively minor. more to follow as the story...

CNN.com Pentagon: Terror trials to resume It seems that there is a process in place after all, we've merely been waiting for the courts to decide if it's a legal process or not. An interesting note: one of the trials slated to resume is that of Australian David Hick's. Rummy made the...

Myth #1: Detainees are entitled to the full benefit of POW protections under the Third Geneva Convention a priori: Resource: Third Geneva Convention Not all detained combatants are defined as prisoners of war under the Third Geneva Convention. This concept is explicitly articulated in Article...

Background Paper on Geneva Conventions and Persons Held by U.S. Forces from Human Rights Watch The above paper explains, among other things, why even "unlawful combatants" are granted certain protections under the Geneva Conventions, why Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention is not being...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050616/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/guantanamo_durbin;_ylt=Ari39BzxJI94G8eeJqqXK0Gs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2bW85OXIzBHNlYwNwbA-- apparently -- according to this Administration -- if you voice concerns that our policies and treatment of prisoners at Gitmo not only provides our enemies...

"Bad" people go to Gitmo? OK, Dickie. We get it: You don't like them. So, they go to Gitmo, indefinitely. But are they guilty of something? Or do we just get used to people being locked up because someone thinks they are "bad"? Aren't we lowering the expectations on when people are...

ENOUGH already. I'm not advocating the things mentioned, but I'm sick to DEATH of the media and similar whiny boneheads talking about prisoners being forced to stand for 30 minutes or pee their pants (etc) as "torture." aw. I guess we shoulda used "time outs." Talk to a WW II Japanese POW or...

And I thought I heard it all http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/opinion/30dowd.html?oref=login&oref=login&hp

On the news last night Jack Straw the UK foreign secretary was said to be extremely concerned about the conditions in which Ken Bigley the hostage is being kept. A video was released showing Mr Bigley chained in a cage wearing an orange jumpsuit. I can’t think where these people get their...

What do those poor Gitmo detainees do when sprung from the clutches of Uncle Sam? One example: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133581,00.html

NYT today: Is this going back to the SCOTUS for a second round?

Probably Needless to say... Interestingly enough, even Tony Blair appears to be losing patience with the US's blatent denial of basic rights at Guantanamo Bay. I wonder if Bush will ever realise that it's a bit rich asking others to play fair when you can't do so yourself?

Careful what you wish for, you just might get it. Happy now Fool? The Link: -z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3504034.stm Is he lying or telling the truth?

Sounds great. How can I git to Gitmo? "Cuba? It was great, say boys freed from US prison camp James Astill meets teenagers released from Guantanamo Bay who recall the place fondly Saturday March 6, 2004 The Guardian Asadullah strives to make his point, switching to English lest there be...

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