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Controversial $662bn bill signed by Obama on Saturday Condemned as ‘dangerous’ and ‘blight on his legacy’ Obama raised ‘serious reservations’ about detention Mark Duell Daily Mail [UK] 1st January 2012 Civil rights groups today voiced major concern over a defence bill allowing the military to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism. The $662billion […] January 2nd, 2012 | Tags: "Indefinitely Detained", ACLU, Amnesty International, Guantanamo Bay detainees, Human Rights Watch, indefinite detention, National Defense Authorization Act, Posse Comitatus | Category: Barack Obama, civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress, law enforcement, Military, terrorism, US Constitution | Comments are closed
Obama signs defense bill despite ‘reservations’ Julie Pace Associated Press 12/31/2011 HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having “serious reservations” about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists. The bill also applies penalties against Iran’s central bank in an effort to hamper […] January 1st, 2012 | Tags: "Indefinitely Detained", due process, Guantanamo Bay detainees, hypocrisy, indefinite detention, military courts, National Defense Authorization Act, Posse Comitatus, Presidential signing statement, S. 1867, Sen. Carl Levin | Category: Banking and finance, Barack Obama, civil liberties, Congress, Iran, law enforcement, Military, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, terrorism, US Constitution | Comments are closed
The Obama administration let Binyam Mohamed go. Andrew C. McCarthy National Review Online 11/5/2011 Binyam Mohamed is back in the news. You may remember him as the al-Qaeda operative who was slated to help would-be “dirty bomber” Jose Padilla conduct a second wave of post-9/11 attacks, targeting American cities. You also may not remember him. […] November 6th, 2011 | Tags: alien enemy combatants, Attorney General Eric Holder, Binyam Mohamed, Guantanamo Bay detainees, Jose Padilla, Military Commissions Act, Sen. John McCain | Category: Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Great Britain, Islam, Pakistan, terrorism | Comments are closed
NATO and Afghan forces have killed a former Guantánamo detainee who returned to Afghanistan to become a key al-Qaida ally, international officials said Saturday. Heidi Vogt and Rahim Faiez The Associated Press via The Seattle Times 9/3/2011 KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO and Afghan forces have killed a former Guantánamo detainee who returned to Afghanistan to […] September 4th, 2011 | Tags: al Qaeda, Guantanamo Bay detainees, NATO, Saber Lal Melma, Yemen | Category: Afghanistan, Military, Pakistan, terrorism | Comments are closed
Katie Bell, Andrew Herzog and Pete Winn CNSNews.com 6/30/2011 (CNSNews.com) – Former Army Gitmo prosecutor Kyndra Rotunda told CNSNews.com that some prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have asked to stay there in U.S. custody rather than be released to return to their home countries. “Interestingly, some detainees were offered release, and asked to stay in Gitmo. […] June 30th, 2011 | Tags: Guantanamo Bay detainees, Ramadan | Category: Department of Defense, Islam, Military, terrorism | Comments are closed
Jon Stewart 6/15/2010 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c […] June 17th, 2010 | Tags: George W. Bush, Guantanamo Bay detainees, Jon Stewart | Category: Barack Obama, Humor, US Constitution, Video | Comments are closed
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