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Gitmo is the colloquial term for the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. The camp was created under the Bush administration to hold prisoners suspected of terrorism. President Barack Obama signed an order to close the camp Jan. 22, 2009.

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Barack Obama Says Gitmo Has Got to Go

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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) signs an executive order to close down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay Cuba as retired military officers stand behind him in the Oval Office at the White House on January 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama had promised to close the prison camp throughout his presidential campaign. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) more pics » On his second full day in office, President Barack Obama has signed three executive orders representing a clean break from the Bush administration, including an order to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp (Getty Images) Sure, no one knows ... Read Full Story

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Gitmo facts before jumping to conclusions

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From: likethedew.com

I had planned to announce today that I would pay the $80 million that President Obama needs to relocate the remaining 245 prisoners held at Guantánamo. My plan was to borrow the money from a TARP bank, take over the facility and develop a golf course, casino, hotels and some condos. This all fell through when I found out that the US doesn’t actually own Gitmo and is just renting. Imagine my disappointment. How could it be, you ask? Just four years ago, we paid Halliburton a billion dollars to build the “detention center” on land we don’t even own? Wait a minute, we ... Read Full Story

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On Guantanamo, Lawmakers Prove They Are Still Dick Cheney’s Pawns

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From: pubrecord.org

I like to believe that, despite studying Guantánamo for four years, I still have a sense of humor, but last Thursday I lost it, after 258 members of the House of Representatives (including 88 members of President Obama’s own party) voted for an idiotic, paranoid and unjust motion proposed by Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ken.), which was designed to “Prohibit the transfer of GITMO prisoners, period” (those were his exact words). Just 163 Representatives voted against the motion, which, as JURIST described it , also supports “adding Guantánamo detainees to the federal ‘no fly’ list, and adopting Senate language forbidding the release of photos showing ... Read Full Story

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After Guantánamo

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From: www.draafia.org

By Barry Gewen The day Franklin Roosevelt died, one reporter turned to another and said: “Now we’ll have to grow up.” The same might be said with the departure of George W. Bush. The era of Bush-bashing is over, and now we’ll have to grow up and start thinking seriously about a whole set of issues that don’t lend themselves to easy or even morally coherent solutions. Take the detainee base at Guantánamo. Last Thursday Barack Obama signed an executive order that will close the prison within a year. Approval was worldwide — hardly a surprise since the Bush administration’s treatment of prisoners at ... Read Full Story

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Charges dropped against USS Cole bombing suspect

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The attack on the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000 killed 17 US sailors. They have yet to receive justice. Article by By Arthur Bright The Pentagon has dismissed charges against a suspect being held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in connection with the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Saudi Arabia. Reuters reports that the dismissal brings the Pentagon fully into compliance with President Barack Obama's request for a 120-day stay of all military tribunals of terrorism suspects. The move avoided a showdown between the U.S. military and President Barack Obama. It canceled a hearing that had been set for Monday in the ... Read Full Story

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US attorney general: Gitmo reviews under way

The U.S. attorney general says reviews are under way to decide which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts or special military tribunals.Eric Holder said Sunday the decisions on some detainees could come as soon as next week.The Senate last Thursday backed a plan that allows prosecution of suspects - including those accused in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks - in either federal courts or by a military commission.

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Former Gitmo detainee vows to drag Musharraf to court for illegal imprisonment

Islamabad, Nov.7 : A former prisoner, who was kept behind bars at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for six years, has vowed to lodge a criminal case against former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf for arresting him illegally.

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Uighur leader to visit ex-Gitmo detainees

Koror (US): Exiled Chinese Muslim leader Rebiya Kadeer will travel to Palau as soon as next week to visit six fellow Uighurs released from Guantanamo Bay, a spokesman for the men said today. The six detainees arrived in Palau on Sunday as part of US ...

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Fox News ignores that vaccinating Gitmo detainees benefits military personnel

The November 2 editions of Fox News' Special Report and Hannity both reported solely on criticism of reported plans to allow Guantánamo Bay detainees access to H1N1 vaccines, ignoring the benefit to military personnel. Neither report noted that military personnel will be vaccinated before detainees, that vaccinating detainees can help protect military personnel and their families, or that conservatives have repeatedly in the past touted...

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Chinese Gitmo detainees resettle in Palau

Six Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention center have been resettled in the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau. The prisoners arrived at Palau's airport on Sunday and were met by President Johnson Toribiong, a statement from the ...

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