American Kangaroo Court Claims Its First Victim

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 David Hicks pleaded guilty Monday to supporting terrorism, probably to escape the living hell of Guantanamo Bay, with its show trials and "interrogation" chambers that continue to shame America at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bin Laden Strikes Again

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Still Confessing

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Going Tabloid

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Australian Held at Gitmo Will Be Tried in U.S. Court

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2007 An Australian imprisoned at Guatanamo Bay for the last five years will be the first Gitmo prisoner to be tried under a new U.S. law authorizing special military trials of alleged enemy combatants. An initial hearing will be held within the month for 31-year-old David Hicks, accused of helping the Taliban combat American troops in Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: An Unhappy Anniversary for Guantanamo

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jan 11, 2007 When the first captives were flown from Afghanistan to Guantanamo five years ago, no one knew the military base would eventually be transformed into a symbol of American tyranny and shame. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Transfers High-Value Prisoners to Gitmo

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 The AP is reporting that the president is transferring 14 key terrorist leaders, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, above, from secret CIA custody to the U.S. military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be prepared for eventual trials. The prisoners will apparently be afforded some rights consistent with the Geneva conventions. Yeah, well, Bush also signed a bill in December outlawing the torture of detainees, and then made a "signing statement" announcing his intention to flout that law. So excuse us for being cynical about the president's motives and intentions here. UPDATE: Former DOJ lawyer and law prof Marty Lederman says Bush's new bill actually authorizes "enhanced interrogation techniques." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Will Give All U.S. Detainees Geneva Rights

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 The White House said this morning that every prisoner in Gitmo and in US military custody everywhere is entitled to Geneva Convention protections Bush spokesman Tony Snow claimed that this apparent about-face is "not really a reversal of policy," while admitting that it stems directly from the Supreme Court's striking down of Bush's military tribunals Reminder: This is far from total victory Constitutional expert Glenn Greenwald reminds us that the Hamdan ruling also removed any conceivable argument to support Bush's illegal wiretapping programs, and we haven't heard about any policy shift on that front . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colin Powell: Close Gitmo Now

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2006 The former secretary of state, speaking on a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival, said the scandal-plagued detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be shuttered immediately. Dig deeper

Behind the Scenes at Gitmo

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2006 ABC News gets an extremely rare (maybe unprecedented) look at the inside of Guantanamo Bay. Watch it. The head interrogator denies all use of torture, and even refers to his interrogations as "custodial interviews." The room pictured above--which has a plush lazy chair--is supposedly one of the interrogation rooms. This sugar-coated look at Gitmo feels sort of like the tours of North Korea that Westerners sometimes get. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Panel: Close Guantanamo

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 A United Nations panel on torture isn't buying President Bush's assurances that America does not send suspected terrorists to countries known for using torture to extract information. The panel also recommended the closing of America's Guantanamo military prison in Cuba. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Official: Close Gitmo

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 The British attorney general says the continued existence of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay is "unacceptable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )