A Most Unhappy New Year at Guantanamo

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 31, 2015 As the clock counts down to the new year, another clock will continue ticking, counting the days, hours, minutes and seconds since May 23, 2013, the day President Barack Obama promised to free all those prisoners at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay who have been cleared for release. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Navy SEAL Command Accused of Covering Up a Beating Death

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2015 American soldiers say Navy SEALs and members of the Afghan Local Police physically abused detainees, an offense The New York Times calls “among the most serious” that “an American service member can commit." And instead of disciplining the offenders, the military promoted three of them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Nearly Triples Bagram Detainee Population

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2011 The number of detainees held at a Guantanamo-like military detention center in Afghanistan has almost tripled in the three years since President Obama took office. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: Psychologist Accused of Torture in Guantanamo Interrogations

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2011 Amy Goodman reports on Dr. John Leso, a psychologist who allegedly participated in the torture (or "harsh interrogation," his defenders might say) of Guantanamo detainees and now faces trial in New York. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Punts on Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2011 Military trials will resume at America's notorious island gulag. The president failed during the last two years to shut down the detention facility, which he says helps America's enemies recruit, and move trials to the civilian justice system. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

India Accused of Torture in Kashmir

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2010 Indian police and security forces have allegedly tortured hundreds of Kashmiris as WikiLeaked evidence shows the use of electrocution, beatings and sexual humiliation against detainees from 2005 to 2007. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Punishment Over Destruction of CIA Torture Tapes

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2010 After a three-year investigation, the government has decided not to charge the CIA officers who destroyed 92 videotapes of waterboarding after the White House and the agency had ordered that the recordings be preserved. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times Condemns Obama Detainee Policy

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 The president promised to restore our basic constitutional protections, but that was back in the campaign when we were drunk on hope. These days, "It can be hard to distinguish between the Bush administration and the Obama administration when it comes to detainee policy," laments The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Torture in Iraq Continues, Unabated

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 22, 2010 Combat operations in Iraq are over, if you believe President Barack Obama's rhetoric. But torture in Iraq's prisons, first exposed during the Abu Ghraib scandal, is thriving, increasingly distant from any scrutiny or accountability. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Terror Suspect Wins Round in Court

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2010 An appeals court in D.C. has sided with an Algerian detainee, Belkacern Bensayah, finding that since there was no direct communication between Bensayah and al-Qaida, he could not be considered part of a terrorist group. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Moving Day for Some at Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2009 While President Barack Obama will miss his goal of shutting down Guantanamo by January, the U.S. has returned 12 detainees from the notorious prison to their respective homelands. That leaves more than 100 detainees awaiting repatriation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will This Prison Become ‘Gitmo North’?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2009 The Obama administration may have hit upon a potential answer, if not a solution, to the still-pressing problem of what to do with Guantanamo Bay detainees once the Cuban prison is shuttered. According to The Washington Post, the government has picked the Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois as a destination for "dozens of terrorism suspects" -- but it's not clear whether they'll be prosecuted prior to their move. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )