news.yahoo.com - 10/21/2008
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico The Pentagon said Tuesday it has dropped war-crimes charges against five Guantanamo Bay detainees after the former prosecutor in their cases complained that the military was withholding evidence helpful to the defense. None of the men will be freed, and the military said it ...
washingtonindependent.com - 10/21/2008
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washingtonindependent.com —
Remember when George W. Bush was supposed to
be considering closing Guantanamo Bay? Explain why anyone ever...
believed that would happen, please. The New York Times : Despite his stated desire to close the American prison at Guantánamo Bay , Cuba, ...
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Guantanamo Today, Guantanamo Tamarrah, Guantanamo Forever
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Torturing Legality
Newshoggers.com —
... Bush administration's legal theories were flawed. The government has argued it can detain the Uighurs without cause until it locates a new home for them.
Justice Department lawyers have argued that only the president or Congress has the legal authority to order the Uighurs' release into the United States. And if Congress ordered their release, Dubya's henchmen would doubtless refuse on the grounds of his Supreme Executive Authoritay.
The Uighurs aren't the only ones held purely because they are evidence of Bush administration war crimes. ...
U.S. Drops Charges Against 5 Detainees, Will Refile After Election
TalkLeft —
... The U.S. today moved to dismiss the cases of five Guantanamo detainees facing criminal charges: Binyam Mohamed, Noor Uthman Muhammed, Sufyiam Barhoumi, Ghassan Abdullah al Sharbi and Jabran Said Bin al Qahtani. ...
Torturing Legality
Crooks and Liars —
... Bush administration's legal theories were flawed. The government has argued it can detain the Uighurs without cause until it locates a new home for them.
Justice Department lawyers have argued that only the president or Congress has the legal authority to order the Uighurs' release into the United States.
And if Congress ordered their release, Dubya's henchmen would doubtless refuse on the grounds of his Supreme Executive Authoritay.
The Uighurs aren't the only ones held purely because they are evidence of Bush administration war crimes. ...
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