Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMay 1, 2013
The president failed the first time he promised to close America's island gulag, but heading into the fourth month of a hunger strike by prisoners there, Obama renewed his commitment Tuesday to shuttering the facility. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigApr 15, 2013
"I’ve been detained at Guantanamo for 11 years and three months," Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel says. "I have never been charged with any crime. I have never received a trial." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 11, 2012
The indefinite detention center that has undermined American justice since the first prisoners arrived from Afghanistan 10 years ago Wednesday is still open for business in Cuba. (more)The indefinite detention center that has undermined American justice since the first prisoners arrived from Afghanistan 10 years ago Wednesday is still open for business. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 13, 2011
The Obama administration puts the cost of holding each of Guantanamo’s 171 prisoners at about $800,000 per year, or a total of $136 million taken from taxpayers' pockets annually. That’s more than 30 times what it costs to keep an individual captive on U.S. soil. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 27, 2011
Attorney General Eric Holder said Guantanamo documents recently released by WikiLeaks will not impact military tribunals for terror suspects. The documents reveal flaws in the U.S. detention program at the facility. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Daily StarMar 15, 2011Dig deeper
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