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  • September 2008

    • 6 Steps to Rebuild US Prestige

      Times (UK)  |  Sep 2, 08 7:19 AM CDT

      6 Steps to Rebuild US Prestige

      (Newser) - As the Bush era comes to a close, many outside the United States are hoping that a new president will revive America's standing in the world. For Bronwen Maddox, America needs to do a better job winning support abroad, but not at the expense of its central values. "There are some actions for which it should apologize, but there is a limit beyond which it should concede nothing," writes the columnist in the Times of London. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Guantanamo Bay  • US foreign policy  • unilateralism  • isolationism

  • August 2008

    • US Shipping Foreign Fighters to Home Prisons

      New York Times  |  Aug 28, 08 3:14 AM CDT

      US Shipping Foreign Fighters to Home Prisons

      (Newser) - The US has stepped up efforts to return foreign fighters captured in Iraq and Afghanistan to their homelands, the New York Times reports. More than 200 detainees have been turned over to security services in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries as the military works to empty its controversial secret prisons—and dodge continuing problems at Guantanamo Bay. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Guantanamo Bay  • detainees  • repatriation  • foreign fighters

    • Interpreter Shortage Signals Gitmo Gridlock

      Washington Post  |  Aug 20, 08 3:29 AM CDT

      Interpreter Shortage Signals Gitmo Gridlock

      (Newser) - Hundreds of cases filed by Guantanamo prisoners will be delayed by a shortage of qualified interpreters, reports the Washington Post . Lawyers are swamped with work since the Supreme Court ruled that terror suspects have the right to seek release in federal court—and they desperately need translators. Interpreters who can earn the trust of detainees, navigate cultural nuances and speak obscure dialects are rare. More »

    • Interrogation Debate Divides Psychologists

      New York Times  |  Aug 16, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      Interrogation Debate Divides Psychologists

      (Newser) - The use of psychologists to aid government interrogations at places such as Guantanamo Bay has triggered an acrimonious ethical debate as the American Psychological Association considers banning the practice altogether, the New York Times reports. Some say psychologists are used to “break” detainees—in some cases illegally—while others argue that psychologists must be present during questioning to ensure the safety of both the detainee and the interrogator. More »

    • Clooney Mulls Movie on Qaeda Driver

      Independent (UK)  |  Aug 14, 08 2:39 AM CDT

      Clooney Mulls Movie on Qaeda Driver

      (Newser) - Activist actor George Clooney is considering making the most politically charged film of his career, the Independent reports. The Syriana star has bought the movie rights to The Challenge , a book documenting the life and trial of Osama bin Laden's chauffeur Salim Hamdan, who was sentenced last week to nearly six years in prison for supporting terror. Clooney would likely play Hamdan's lawyer, More »

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      film  • Guantanamo Bay  • lawyer  • George Clooney  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan  • Guantanamo tribunals

    • Coney Island Gets Political With Waterboarding Demo

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 12, 08 6:22 PM CDT

      Coney Island Gets Political With Waterboarding Demo

      (Newser) - Coney Island's politically charged addition to its sideshow lineup—two animatronic figures demonstrating how waterboarding works—"is disturbing in a way that journalistic accounts of torture can only approximate," writes Jeremy Gerard of Bloomberg. "It left me wrecked." For $1, spectators can peer through a barred window and watch a bound and gagged figure seemingly gasp for air as another pours water on his face. More »

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      Guantanamo Bay  • waterboarding  • Coney Island

    • Six Months for Hamdan? Scrap Military Trials

      National Review  |  Aug 8, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Six Months for Hamdan? Scrap Military Trials

      (Newser) - Salim Hamdan’s five-and-a-half-year prison sentence is a "stunningly unjust" joke, writes an enraged Andrew McCarthy in the National Review, especially because bin Laden’s driver will eligible for release in 6 months. Absurdly, he is now in a better position than his fellow detainees who haven’t been convicted of war crimes. More »

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      Guantanamo Bay  • war crimes  • military tribunal  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan  • enemy combatants

    • Osama Driver Gets 66 Months

      Reuters  |  Aug 7, 08 3:32 PM CDT

      Osama Driver Gets 66 Months

      (Newser) - Salim Hamdan, the driver for Osama bin Laden convicted of providing material support for terrorism, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison today, Reuters reports. The military jury's sentence takes into effect time served at Guantanamo Bay, making him eligible for release in about 5 months. The US, however, insists it can hold him indefinitely as an "enemy combatant." More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • US military  • Guantanamo Bay  • Osama bin Laden  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan  • Guantanamo tribunals  • war crimes tribunal

    • Jury Convicts bin Laden Driver

      Associated Press  |  Aug 6, 08 9:59 AM CDT

      Jury Convicts bin Laden Driver

      (Newser) - A six-man military jury has convicted Salim Hamdan of providing material support to terrorists, while acquitting him of the most serious charge against him, the AP reports. Hamdan wept with his head in his hands as the jury declared Osama bin Laden’s former driver not guilty of conspiracy, but guilty on 5 of 8 counts of aiding terrorists—enough to potentially put him away for life. More »

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      terrorism  • Guantanamo Bay  • Salim Ahmed Hamdan  • Guantanamo tribunals  • verdict

    • US Warned It Would Tape Visits With Gitmo Detainees

      Washington Post  |  Aug 5, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      US Warned It Would Tape Visits With Gitmo Detainees

      (Newser) - Foreign intelligence and law-enforcement teams visiting their citizens being held at Guantanamo Bay were warned by the Bush administration that video and sound from the sessions might be recorded, the Washington Post reports. If true, it means the military could have tapes of dozens of discussions detainees have claimed were abusive—tapes it hasn’t turned over to defense lawyers despite repeated efforts. More »

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      Guantanamo Bay  • interrogation tapes

    • Bin Laden Driver Too 'Primitive' to Be a Terrorist: 9/11 Planner

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 1, 08 2:32 PM CDT

      Bin Laden Driver Too 'Primitive' to Be a Terrorist: 9/11 Planner

      (Newser) - Ex-Bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan's defense rested today after insulting yet possibly exonerating testimony from 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the LA Times reports. In the final testimony of Hamdan’s Guantanamo war crimes tribunal, Mohammed asserted in a written statement that Hamdan “did not play any role” in the group’s terrorist activities. "He was not a soldier, he was a driver," Mohammed wrote. More »

  • July 2008