reuters.com - 11/20/2008
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five of six Algerians held nearly seven years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba must be released, a federal judge ruled on Thursday in a setback for the Bush administration. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled from the bench after holding the first ...
scotusblog.com - 11/20/2008
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U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon, in the
first ruling to carry out the Supreme Court’s June
decision on detainees’ rights, ordered the federal government to release five Guantanamo Bay detainees “forthwith.” The judge ...
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Judge orders five detainees freed
mcclatchydc.com - 11/20/2008
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WASHINGTON — Although the Pentagon officially has welcomed
the new accord on a U.S. troop withdrawal from
Iraq, senior military officials are privately criticizing President Bush for giving Iraq more control over U.S. military operations for ...
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Why the U.S. blinked on its troop agreement with Iraq
online.wsj.com - 11/19/2008
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Much has been said about the impact of
the credit crisis on U.S. auto makers, and whether
or not the government should assist the industry during this extraordinary financial turmoil. In these discussions, many critics simply ignore the substantial ...
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Why GM Deserves Support
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Boumediene Wins Again!
Firedoglake —
BREAKING NEWS of the Gitmo variety. From Reuters:
Five of six Algerians must be released after nearly seven years of captivity at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge ...
Closing Guantanamo, one cell at a time.
Blue Gal —
It's a start... [Reuters]: Five of six Algerians must be released after nearly seven years of captivity at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a federal judge ruled on Thursday in a setback for the Bush administration. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled from the bench after holding the first hearings under a landmark Supreme Court ruling in June that gave Guantanamo prisoners the legal right to challenge their continued confinement. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has ...
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