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Our Message in The New York Times: Close Guantanamo!
World Can’t Wait | May 9, 2013 Donate Read the statement Sign the statement Learn more about the Guantanamo detainees | What you can do to spread this message Click to view/download…
Close Guantanamo NOW Ad Appearing in The New York Times
May 5, 2013 Stop the Torture! Close Guantanamo! End the War Crimes and Violations of Fundamental Rights! 166 men remain imprisoned at Guantanamo. Most are on hunger strike and for many it…
Guantánamo: The Hunger Strike and the Hellhole of Made-in-America Torture
From Revolution | May 6, 2013 “I’ve been on a hunger strike since February 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not eat until they restore my dignity. “I’ve…
The Game of Drones: Welcome to the Age of Murder.gov
by Jeffrey St. Clair | May 3, 2013 At last we know. The mysterious legal authority for Barack Obama’s killer drone program flows from another administration with an elastic interpretation of executive…
Tear Gas and Shotguns – Guantanamo Detainee Gives First Inside Account of Raid
From Reprieve | May 2, 2013 “…the guards came in with guns…they used shot guns and three people were injured…used guns with small bullets” Younous Chekkouri, a detainee who has been cleared…
Obama’s Deluded Remarks Ignore His Role in Keeping Prisoners at Guantanamo
by Kevin Gosztola | April 30, 2013 There are steps President Barack Obama could take right now to expedite the closing of Guantanamo Bay prison camps, where prisoners currently engaged in a…
A Desperate Situation at Guantánamo: Over 130 Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Dozens Being Force-Fed
Democracy Now! | April 29, 2013 The U.S. military has acknowledged for the first time the number of prisoners on hunger strike at the military prison has topped 100. About a fifth…
Lynne Stewart Recommended for Compassionate Release
by Jeff Mackler | April 29, 2013 I received a call from Lynne Stewart’s husband, Ralph Poynter, that the warden at FMC Carswell prison in Fort Worth Texas has recommended immediate compassionate…
SF Pride President Capitulates to Military Groups, Announces Bradley Manning Won’t Be Honored
by Kevin Gosztola | April 29, 2013 A group of former San Francisco Pride parade grand marshals that SF Pride calls its electoral college announced on April 26 that Pfc. Bradley Manning,…