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UK police investigating Gitmo detainee's claims
British police say they are investigating allegations surrounding the detention of former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed.
Uighur detainees at Gitmo frustrated with Canadian refugee process
Three Uighurs detained without charge at Guantanamo Bay have applied to Canada for asylum but the processing of their requests has mysteriously ground to a halt.
Accused of returning to terrorism, former Gitmo inmate a respected Afghan politician...
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was named by the Pentagon as one of 74 former captives who returned to terrorism after being released has done no such thing.
Officials: Fate of Guantanamo detainees uncertain
Basic questions remain unanswered over how to prosecute or otherwise deal with hundreds of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Obama administration lawyers acknowledged Tuesday, just over six months before the prison is expected to close.
Former Gitmo Inmate Leading Fight Against U.S. in Helmand
Former Gitmo Inmate Leading Fight Against U.S. in Helmand As U.S. forces are pushing ahead with the massive Operation Khanjar in the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand, Mullah Zakir is leading the Taliban fight against them.
Stench from Guantanamo won't wash off
Apparently, Congress has detected some footnotes to Emma Lazarus' famous poem engraved inside the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore." But don't bother sending anyone released from detention at Guantanamo Bay.
Defense in Sept. 11 case seeks 'black site' access
Lawyers for an alleged Sept. 11 plotter held at Guantanamo want to inspect secret CIA overseas prisons, saying in court papers Monday the conditions in the so-called black sites may yield insight into a mental disorder that has raised questions about whether he is competent to stand trial.
Mullah Sprung from Gitmo Jail Now Leads Foe in Afghan Campaign
As Marine Corps forces roll into southern Afghanistan, they face an enemy familiar to US officials -- Mullah Zakir, a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who now leads a reconstituted Taliban.
Documents reveal chaos of Gitmoa s early days
Commander cited lack of security, branded military linguists 'worthless' Video A A New torture details revealed June 15: The ACLU has obtained previously redacted CIA documents containing prisoner descriptions of the abuses they suffered at the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
A few US cities hope to host Gitmo transplants
In this Nov. 13, 2005, photo maintenance employees replace a burned out light in a hallway inside the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Ill.
Obama: Putin Has 'One Foot in Old Ways'
President Barack Obama is interviewed by Associated Press White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington.
Documents describe Gitmo's early months
Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.
Obama uneasy over indefinite Gitmo detentions
President Barack Obama said Thursday he's uneasy about his own proposal to indefinitely imprison some of the most dangerous terror suspects being held now at Guantanamo Bay.
Gitmo detainee seeks to suppress interrogations
Attorneys for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner asked a federal judge Wednesday to exclude as evidence against him the statements he made during at least 57 interrogations since his capture, saying they were the result of torture and other coercion.
To get more, small towns need Gitmo
When Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other Republicans proposed the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act, I just rolled my eyes.
The War on Terror charade: 14-year-old terrorists and the fight for western civilization
"I'll go along with the charade Until I can think my way out I know it was all a big joke Whatever it was all about" a ' Bob Dylan, "Tight Connection To My Heart" Whatever one may think about the so-called "War On Terror", there are certain stories that both boggle the mind and dramatically highlight just how ridiculous this war without end really ...
Washington Unplugged: German Ally Looks To Europe Before U.S.
Germany has maintained strong relations with the United States, an expert said today on Washington Unplugged, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel will likely put the priorities of the European Union ahead of the United States on issues like dealing with prisoners from Guantanamo Bay and climate change.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: A Beautiful Ocean View: My Trip to Guantanamo
I went to the prison at Guantanamo Bay on June 16 with a small bi-partisan group of House members.
U.S. considering laws to hold dangerous Gitmo prisoners
So far stymied by Congress, the White House is considering an executive order to imprison indefinitely a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees considered too dangerous to prosecute or release, two administration officials said Friday.
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Catching up with C.J. Pierce of Drowning Pool
The Sun Herald recently caught up with Drowning Pool guitarist C.J. Pierce in advance of the band's performance at CPR Fest 13 today at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.