Tag: Guantanamo

Abu Zubaydah Poses a Real Threat to Al Qaeda

Abu Zubaydah, a man once called al-Qaeda’s “chief of operations” appears to be at the center of an unraveling of the official myth behind al Qaeda. After his capture in early 2002, Zubaydah was...

No Justice for 9/11 Victims Found Here

Statement of September 11th Advocates Regarding Guantánamo Bay Military Tribunals For Immediate Release May 4, 2012 It would seem that the U.S. Government found itself in a conundrum when they allowed prisoners, like...

Silencing The Critics – FBI Invades Activists’ Homes

In 2010 the FBI invaded the homes of peace activists in several states and seized personal possessions in what the FBI--the lead orchestrator of fake “terrorist plots”--called an investigation of “activities concerning the material...

Military Tribunal May Hide 9/11 Motives

By Ray McGovern April 6, 2011 Consortiumnews.com The Obama administration's decision to use a military tribunal rather than a federal criminal court to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others means the real motives...

Obama’s new Gitmo policy is a lot like Bush’s old policy

By Dana Milbank Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, March 8, 2011; A02 Washingtonpost.com It was another important moment in the education of Barack Obama. He began his presidency with a pledge to close the military prison at Guantánamo Bay...

White House Says Tribunals Can Resume at Guantánamo

March 7, 2011 By REUTERS NYTimes.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama lifted a two-year freeze on new military trials at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba and suggested on Monday Congress was hurting national security by...