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BOEHNER HEARTS GITMO.... Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) seems to think that if President Obama agrees to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed and some 9/11 co-conspirators in military tribunals instead of civilian courts, Republicans will agree to help close the detention facility...  

Early on in the Bush administration, the enemy combatants detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay became a cause of the left. In particular, they became a cause of the American bar, which is itself a subset of the institutional left. From the American Bar Association, to the elite law firms, to the American Civil Liberties Union, to the Center for Constitutional Rights and the National Lawyers Guild and others, the advancement of the...  

DOWNLOADS: (1) PLAYS: (1) From CNN's State of the Union, John Boehner with his daily dose of fear mongering on closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay...  

Civilian trials of the 9/11 suspects should not be held hostage to a deal to close the detention facility. Editorial: Civilian trials of the 9/11 suspects should not be held hostage to a deal to close the detention facility.  

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has said he can deliver votes from his fellow Republicans to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, just as long as the trials for terrorism suspect Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the other Sept. 11 conspirators are held in military commissions and not civilian courts. But while U.S. Sen. Chuck [...]  

“White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would still transfer Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects to the U.S., where many would faces [sic] criminal charges, a senior administration official said Monday. President Barack Obama [...]  

This really eery piece of news was in yesterday's WaPo: An interagency review of all cases at Guantanamo Bay concluded that about 50 prisoners will have to be held in some form of prolonged detention without trial, because the evidence against them was obtained through the use of harsh interrogation methods or because its revelation in court would compromise intelligence gathering. The government says the detainees are too dangerous to release...  

Seven Chinese Muslims incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay prison will not be released into the United States., as a federal court dismissed the detainees' appeal when they found new places to relocate: WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from the seven Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay because they have been offered another place to live. The justices also said Monday lower courts should take a new look at their case...  

An Afghan who spent four years as a detainee in Guantanamo prison is now working for Americans in Afghanistan. Afghanistan - Guantanamo Bay detention camp - Asia - Government - Warfare and Conflict  

the case is "weeks away" and will not be made or announced before President Obama leaves for Guam, Indonesia and Australia on March 18. While the decision could finally enable Obama to close the terrorist detainee center at Guantanamo Bay, it also is  

by Bobby Schilling On Monday, Politico reported that South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was in negotiations with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on a plan to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and transfer the terrorist...  

TPM LiveWire (blog)Gitmo ex-prosecutor loses new jobDeseret NewsWASHINGTON — The former chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay has been dismissed from his current position as an assistant director at ...Top Congressional Researcher Fired For Criticizing Decision On Gitmo TrialsTPM LiveWire (blog)all 7 news articles »  

The Washington IndependentGitmo Suicide Report Complicates DOJ Lawsuit StanceThe Washington IndependentHow did prison guards at Guantanamo Bay overlook three men hanging from nooses in their cells for more than two hours, ...and more »  

One Corpse At GitmoAtlantic Online (blog)Q: One of the prisoners, Yassar Talal Al Zahrani, had been seized as a minor and survived the prison riot that occurred at the Qali Jangi Prison near ...  

Talking PointsFOXNewsMost Americans disagree with the president on two key anti-terror issues: Gitmo and military courts. But they still support him on the terrorism issue ...