Tag: Gauntanamo Bay
A step forward for Gitmo Transparency
June 1st, 2009, No Comments
I’m pleased to see more transparency coming to the Guantanamo Bay proceedings. It’s about time. The unclassified evidence used to justify continued incarceration of over 100 detainees at Guantanamo Bay must be filed with the court within one month and the U.S. government has to apply for court approval to keep specific information secret.
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Why Even Bother?
August 9th, 2008, No Comments
Why is the Defense Department and Bush Administration even going through the motions of the military commissions for the Guantanamo Bay detainees if they are seriously talking about not releasing them after they are acquitted or have served out their sentences:
Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman, said it has always been the Defense Department’s position that [...]
