Guantanamo Bay News Archives

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is also known as 'Foopie' and 'Ahmed the Tanzanian' The US has charged a Guantanamo Bay detainee with war crimes for the 1998 al-Qaeda attack on the US embassy in Tanzania, which left 11 ... via BBC

“Unknowingly, perhaps, they may have created even more problems for themselves.”

The destruction of videotapes documenting harsh interrogations of alleged terrorists has raised questions about whether the CIA violated a federal court order. via The Post Chronicle

Detainees leave their cells - shackled and escorted - only for showers, recreation, interrogation and meetings with lawyers. via The Seattle Times

“It says to the world: 'We are now going back to our traditional respective forms of dealing with people who potentially committed crimes,'”

Five former U.S. secretaries of state on Thursday urged the next presidential administration to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and open a dialogue with Iran. via The Oregonian

“In this struggle, scholarships will be far more important than smart bombs.”

Here comes the McCain rhetoric that we didn't hear during the primary battles with conservatives: Speaking before the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles, he rejected the president's determination to keep the ... via HolyCoast.com

“U.S. troops have sometimes confused journalists with Iraqi insurgents. U.S. forces have detained over a dozen journalists for months at a time without any charges.”

American-born Yaser Esam Hamdi, left, is shown with arms tied following capture in Afghanistan Dec. via USA Today