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Thank God for Obama's Broken PromisesObama had promised to close Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba since he began running for president and continued this pledge once taking office. Good thing he didn't.- Berkeley Votes Down Guantanamo Detainee MeasureIt seems that in an almost unprecedented attack of sanity, the Berkeley city council has voted 4 to 1 not to invite recently freed Guantanamo detainees to live in the northern California city known best for its radical politics.
- Three Guantanamo Detainees May Finally See JusticeA discussion of three terror suspect who may soon see trials in military tribunals
- Closing GuantanamoHe was able to speak and it did not cause our democracy to fall.
- Guantanamo Bay Closing? Yes, No or Maybe 18 Months After the Promise that Gitmo Would GoA comprehensive look at the issue of closing Guantanamo Bay, 18 months after President Obama promised it would cease operations.
Despite Obama Promise, Guantanamo Prison to Remain Open After AllIt appears, according to a report in the New York Times, that President Barack Obama will not, after all, close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba after all. Another Obama promise, the cynics will say, with an expiration date.- W's Policies Make U.S. Less Safe in Global War on Terrorism, According to Rumsfeld's Slog MemoWe are making the US less safe because of W's GWOT policies. There is nothing that Obama can do about Abu Ghraib and the GOP is fighting him about closing Guantanamo.
- Welcome to Anti-Guantanamo, Illinois; Obama to Move Terrorist Detainees into HeartlandThe Obama administration announced Tuesday that the President has ordered that a correctional facility be purchased in rural Illinois on the Iowa border. The Thomson Correctional Center, a nearly empty prison a little over a hundred miles west of...
- Palau to Take Chinese Uighur Muslim Guantanamo InmatesPalau, a chain of islands in the Pacific known best for its tourism, has agreed to accept the seventeen Chinese Uighur Muslims now ensconced at Guantanamo Bay. The price is two hundred million dollars in development assistance.
- 'Rendition Guantanamo' Game Glamorizes TerrorismViolent video games have often roused the ire of various groups for glamorizing killing, torture, and other various depravities. But Rendition Guantanamo has raised the bar, by not only glamorizing these, but terrorism as well.
- Boo!!!! the Sham Debate Over Guantanamo DetaineesOoooooooo! Obama to release terrorists where they'll get jobs in munitions factories, grade schools or as BABYSITTERS!!! Quick, hide under your desk. Wait, that was the last war. Oh yeah, duct tape the windows and report unattended packages.
Senate Blocks Funds for Guantanamo ClosureFollowing the lead of the House of Representatives, the United States Senate has voted to block funding for the closure of the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay. The move is a stinging, bi-partisan rebuke for President Barack Obama.- President Obama: Guantanamo First on To-Do List, Republicans WorriedOur President has his mind set for change and it appears he will be the initiator, beginning with the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Barack Obama to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp Within One Year. Then What?Barack Obama to Close Gunatanamo within one year. What next?
To Close Guantanamo Bay is the American Thing to DoThe Obama administration ordered military prosecutors to seek a 120-day suspension of legal proceedings involving the detainees at Guantanamo.- Obama Seeks Delay in Guantanamo ProsecutionsOne of the first acts of Barack Obama as President has been to order military prosecutors to request a 120 day delay of prosecution of some of the detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Military judges are expected to rule on the request soon.
- Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Commences Monday at Guantanamo PrisonKhalid Sheikh Mohammed is to undergo trial at Guantanamo. The world awaits news of justice against one of the planners of 9/11.
- Guantanamo to Stay OpenPresident Bush has decided to keep the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay open.
The World Yields No Respect to Courts Organized to ConvictIn confusing criminal acts with war crimes the political actors of our time have re-created the Malmedy problem
'Inside Guantanamo' Images from Terrorist Detainee Camp in CubaLouis Palu photo journal of Guantanamo Bay detainee camp.- Joint Chiefs Chairman Spurs Guantanamo DebateAdmiral Mullen's comments about closing Guantanamo Bay have renewed hope among the prison's opponents.
- CFR Analyzes Supreme Court Challenges to GuantanamoThe Council on Foreign Relations has published a new backgrounder on detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
- Six Guantanamo Prisoners Still Awaiting Supreme Court HearingDespite being cleared of all charges in Bosnian, the nation where they were initially arrested, six prisoners at Guantanamo remain under military arrest.
Is it Time to Close the Guantanamo Prison?Former Secretary of State, Colin Powell says Guantanamo Prison should be closed- The Road to GuantanamoThe Tipton Three are three British citizens who were captured in Afghanistan and held in Guantanamo Bay prison for three years without charges. The movie reveals what conditions are really like inside America's most notorious prison.
Crimes at Guantanamo: More Evidence That Bush Places Himself Above the LawThis piece briefly outlines the crimes commited at Guantanamo Bay some of the official violations its guilty of.- Terrorist Trial a Win for Civilian CourtsAhmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first suspected terrorist to be tried outside a military tribunal, was found guilty yesterday. The case proves that American jurors aren't as dumb as people feared.
- Gamboa V Barros ResultA post match look at Gamboa v Barros
- Not Battle Born, Running ScaredHardly standing and fighting, the President is running scared.
- Obama: Guantanamo Deadline Likely to Be MissedPresident Obama has acknowledged that his administration is unlikely to meet its self-imposed deadline for closing Gitmo.
Terrorists New Home? - Thomson Correctional Center Eyed for Guantanamo DetaineesThomson Illinois will more than likely be the new home for the Guantanamo Bay detainees. Thomson Correctional Center, a prison that has never housed a prisoner since it's completion in 2001. This story has more to it than meets the eye....- Wanted: 12 Americans with Great Desire for Fame and FortuneWhen I'm writing news articles, I try to strike a balance. Now I'm telling you what I really think of the Obama administrations's decision to grant civilian trials to Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and his zombie death merchants.
- A Choice Between Two Incompatible Necessary RightsWe have been detaining non-terrorists, not-enemy combatants, non-threats to the United States or our allies for seven years. The U.S. Supreme Court, next year, will decide which principle of law will prevail; meanwhile the captivity continues.
- Movie Review: Bandslam (2009)Movie Review: Bandslam (2009) starring Alyson Michalka, Gaelan Connell, Vanessa Hudgens, Lisa Kudrow
- Top Ten Obama ApologiesI see a pattern developing here.
- President Obama's National Security MessagesIn a recent speech, President Obama said that closing Guantanamo Prison would greatly help America in its "Overseas Contingency Operations" formerly known as the "War on Terror."
- OBAMA REVEALS GUANTANAMO TORTURE METHODSBarack Obama is cleaning up the stain left by the Bush administration. Here are new torture methods his team has discovered.
Recap President Obama's "CBS 60 Minutes" InterviewColossal Economic issues loomed on the horizon yet "Punch drunk" Obama taken out of context swirls the rumor mill. Abridgment of the "CBS 60 Minute" interview, the 1st step on information "based on facts" & review.
Obama's First 100 Days: The Closing of GuantanamoAn analysis of the Presidential order to close the detainee camp in Cuba.
Guantanamo Ruling a Coup for All AmericansThe Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot deny constitutional rights to prisoners, thus protecting them for all Americans.
