By Andy Worthington Friday marked the seventh anniversary of the illegal invasion of Iraq, but by now, it seems, the American people have become used to living in a state of…
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Guilty of Torture, Not “Poor Judgment”
by Andy Worthington It’s now over three weeks since veteran Justice Department lawyer David Margolis dashed the hopes of those seeking accountability for the Bush administration’s torturers, but this is a story of such…
The Black Hole of Guantánamo
By Andy Worthington When it comes to dealing with the question of how to close Guantánamo, the remaining prisoners have been caught between two competing systems since President Obama took…
Torture Whitewash from the “Department of Justice”
By Andy Worthington The long-awaited report by the OPR (the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility) into the conduct of the lawyers in the OLC (Office of Legal Counsel), regarding their…
London Police Launch Inquiry into U.S./U.K Torture of Shaker Aamer; He Remains in Guantánamo
By Andy Worthington On Friday, it emerged in a UK court that the London Metropolitan Police are investigating allegations that MI5 was complicit in the torture, in US custody in…
Rubbing Salt in Guantánamo’s Wounds: Task Force Announces Indefinite Detention
By Andy Worthington With a stunning lack of sensitivity, Barack Obama’s Guantánamo Task Force chose the anniversary of the President’s failed promise to close the prison to announce its conclusions…
Interview with Andy Worthington, on the Eighth Anniversary of Guantanamo’s Opening
The following interview, with Andy Worthington, author of The Guantánamo Files, was conducted by email by Elizabeth Ferrari, and was originally published on Democratic Underground. Elizabeth Ferrari: Andy, last week was a…
On “Democracy Now!”: Andy Worthington Discusses Guantánamo, Yemen, Lies, Hysteria and the False Recidivism Report
By Andy Worthington On January 8, I made my way to a TV studio in central London to hook up with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez in New York to…
Tortured Afghan Man Faces Trial by Military Commission
By Andy Worthington The Associated Press reported on January 6 that, in court filings, Justice Department lawyers stated that Attorney General Eric Holder has decided that a sixth Guantánamo prisoner — an Afghan…
Guantánamo: The Definitive Prisoner List (Updated for 2010)
By Andy Worthington Back in March, I published a four-part list identifying all 779 prisoners held at Guantánamo since the prison opened on January 11, 2002, as “the culmination of a three-year…