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Growing Old in Gitmonew

Two years ago the U.S. military recommended Mohamed Mohamed Hassan Odaini for release from Guantanamo prison -- so why is he still there?
Chicago Reader  |  Tori Marlan  |  10-09-2007  |  Civil Liberties

APA Rejects Ban on Participating in Coercive Interrogationnew

While other leading medical associations have banned doctors and psychiatrists from participating in coercive prisoner interrogations at CIA-run sites, many American Psychological Association members argue that psychologists can help ensure subjects are treated in an ethical and humane manner.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Rachel Stern  |  08-22-2007  |  Civil Liberties

Torturous Truthnew

Senator Richard Durbin was not misunderstood. It wasn't the Nazi reference that got him in trouble -- it was telling the truth.
Illinois Times  |  Fletcher Farrar  |  07-11-2005  |  Commentary

Government's Assurances of Humane Treatment Can't Be Trustednew

Just last month, the Supreme Court heard three cases concerning the rights of "enemy combatants" being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and in U.S. Naval brigs off the American coast. One issue at stake is whether the government -- specifically President Bush -- should be trusted to handle prisoners in an appropriate manner.
Boston Phoenix  |  Harvey A. Silverglate and Carl Takei  |  08-07-2004  |  Civil Liberties

The Supreme Court Shines Some Light into the Bush's Gulagnew

The enemy within: in a trio of cases, the Supreme Court shines some light into the Bush administration’s gulag. But for "enemy combatants" both here and in Guantánamo, it’s not yet time to celebrate.
Boston Phoenix  |  Harvey Silverglate  |  07-08-2004  |  Civil Liberties

Abu Ghraib Raises Question of "Moral Extraterritoriality"new

It was Dostoyevsky who said you can judge a society by its prisons. It is how Saddam was judged, and it is sadly now how many around the world will judge the U.S.
The Village Voice  |  Ted Gup  |  05-19-2004  |  Commentary

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