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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 1/25/2009
There Are No Files, Part 2
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by hilzoy This morning, I read this declaration in a GTMO case (pdf). It's very much worth reading: the author, LTC Darrel Vandeveld, is a member of the Reserve JAG Corps who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was the lead prosecutor against a detainee, Mohammed Jawad, until he ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 1/25/2009
There Are No Files
— washingtonmonthly.com — There Are No Files From the Washington Post: "President Obama's plans to expeditiously determine the fates of... about 245 terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and quickly close the military prison there were set back last week when incoming... (more) There Are No Files

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washingtonmonthly.com - 1/25/2009
There Are No Files, Part 2
— washingtonmonthly.com — There Are No Files, Part 2 This morning, I read this declaration in a GTMO case (pdf).... It's very much worth reading: the author, LTC Darrel Vandeveld, is a member of the Reserve JAG Corps who has served in Iraq... (more) There Are No Files, Part 2

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stratfor.com - 1/27/2009
Now for the Hard Part: From Iraq to Afghanistan
— stratfor.com — The Bush administration let it be known last week that it is prepared to start reducing the... number of troops in Iraq, indicating that three brigades out of 15 might be withdrawn before Inauguration Day in 2009. There are many dimensions to the ... (more) Now for the Hard Part: From Iraq to Afghanistan

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Consequences of Habeas Schmabeas Rule
Comments from Left Field — ... Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings has more on how this fits into the scheme of snatch-and-torture “justice” U.S. intelligence officials have been performing for the past 7 years, including links to reports about how these practices substantively affect any implementation of the rule of law.  By obfuscating “security reasons” and through a labyrinth of databases, the government has disenfranchised and orphaned over 200 people, endangering their abilities to seek justice in the U.S. court system. ...

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