Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 9, 2014
After the second time the outgoing Uruguayan President José Mujica urged President Obama to release the "human beings who [are] suffering an atrocious kidnapping at Guantanamo" and reiterated his offer to take several detainees in, the U.S. government obliged. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 4, 2014
President Obama's decision to release five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay has been attacked by some as illegal or reckless, but could bring him closer to his goal of closing the prison camp. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 25, 2013
The number of inmates on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay has dropped from a hundred to 19 since July. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 8, 2013
Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) is drawing attention to the plight of the dozens of hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees by appearing in a newly released video in which the rapper and actor subjects himself to the invasive kind of forced feedings they receive on a daily basis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMay 24, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including why an Oklahoma senator thinks federal disaster relief to his state after a deadly tornado is unnecessary and John McCain gets all maverick-y again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-TribuneMay 13, 2013Dig deeper
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