Omar Khadr Pleads Guilty at Guantánamo
His was one of the most divisive cases in the so-called war on terror. Now, Omar Khadr, the youngest and last Western detainee at Guantánamo Bay has pleaded guilty to committing war crimes. The 23 year...
View ArticleTop of the Hour: Moving Prisoners from Guantanamo, Morning headlines
Yet another piece of interesting information found in the Wikileaks document release: bargaining over the release of prisoners from Guantanamo.
View ArticleHow to Prosecute a Terrorist
The Obama administration made a bold decision in November 2009 that divided the country, which was still scarred by the events of September 11, 2001. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the...
View ArticleNew WikiLeaks Documents Shed Light on Guantanamo
Nearly 700 classified military documents are part of the latest trove released by WikiLeaks, detailed in a new story by The New York Times.The leaked documents tell new stories of still-detained and...
View ArticleKhalid Sheikh Mohammad: His Pursuit, His Detainment, and His Upcoming Trial
On March 1, 2003, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was arrested in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, by members of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency and the CIA. It marked the end of one of the lengthiest...
View ArticleWhy Guantanamo Bay Is Still Open
One of President Obama's main promises during the 2008 campaign was the closure of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Almost four years later, however, the facility still remains open, and its...
View ArticleToday's Takeaway | January 28, 2013
Pre-Trial Hearings Begin at Guantanamo Bay | Families of 9/11 Victims Face Their Grief in Guantanamo Trials | Gun Show a Test Case for New York's New Gun Control Laws | Former NFL Quarterback Steve...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2013
Pre-Trial Hearings Begin at Guantanamo Bay | Families of 9/11 Victims Face Their Grief in Guantanamo Trials | Gun Show a Test Case for New York's New Gun Control Laws | Former NFL Quarterback Steve...
View ArticleFamilies of 9/11 Victims Face Their Grief in Guantanamo Trials
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to experience the Guantanamo Bay detention facility first hand? What would it be like to experience it in the wake of a loved one lost to terrorism?For many...
View ArticleWhy Guantánamo Shouldn't Be Closed — Yet
At the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, proceedings for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed are underway this week. And with the hearings comes renewed debate about the Guantanamo Bay detention facility...
View ArticleGuantanamo Judge Orders End to Government Censors in His Courtroom
The much-anticipated trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed became a spectacle again this week when the U.S. government censors invisibly stepped in on the military tribunal hearings in Judge James L. Pohl's...
View ArticleFamilies of September 11 Victims Follow Hearings from Guantanamo
For some people watching the pre-trial hearings in the case of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, there was a simple question: Is that man responsible for the...
View ArticleBoston Bombings, Hunger Strikes at Gitmo, George W. Bush Library
Boston Marathon Bombing: Many Unanswered Questions | Hunger Strikes: The Latest from Gitmo and the History | New Report Confirms Torture at Guantanamo Bay | Could Texas Go Blue? | A Sneak Peak of the...
View ArticleApril 17, 2013
Boston Marathon Bombing: Many Unanswered Questions | Hunger Strikes: The Latest from Gitmo and the History | New Report Confirms Torture at Guantanamo Bay | Could Texas Go Blue? | A Sneak Peak of the...
View ArticleAs Brits Mourn Thatcher, Americans Reflect on Boston Bombings
In the wake of the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, which is now being investigated as an "act of terrorism," Americans must once decide how to balance the need for security with the need to...
View ArticleNew Report Confirms Torture at Guantanamo Bay
A new report by the Constitution Project, a nonpartisan and independent organization, concludes that, without a doubt, the United States engaged in “the practice of torture” in the years after the...
View ArticleNeighbor Day, Hunger Strike at GITMO, Flooding in the Midwest
Hunger Strike Grows at Guantanamo | Midwestern Farmer on this Year's Record Floods | Should Corporations be Required to Disclose Political Spending to Shareholders? | Knowing Your Neighbors: Boston...
View ArticleApril 25, 2013
Hunger Strike Grows at Guantanamo | Midwestern Farmer on this Year's Record Floods | Should Corporations be Required to Disclose Political Spending to Shareholders? | Knowing Your Neighbors: Boston...
View ArticleChemical Weapons in Syria, How Diversity Contributes to Prosperity,...
With 70,000 Syrians Dead, Why are Chemical Weapons the Game Changer? | Chemical Weapons in Syria: Israel Responds | The Medical Ethics of Force-Feeding Guantanamo Hunger Strikers | Can Facebook be Used...
View ArticleThe Medical Ethics of Force-Feeding Guantanamo Hunger Strikers
This week a large team of “medical reinforcements” including Navy nurses, corpsmen, and specialists, were deployed to Guantanamo Bay as a response to the ongoing inmate hunger strike.With about 100...
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