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A US Army soldier walks through a cell block at Camp Delta at ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Army soldier walks through a cell block at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base in 2004. Guantanamo Bay was used as a 'recruiting tool' for terrorism more than anything else, US homeland security chief Janet Napolitano said Friday, during a visit to the European parliament. Photo:Mark Wilson/AFP

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Guantanamo Bay was used as a "recruiting tool" ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - BRUSSELS (AFP) - Guantanamo Bay was used as a "recruiting tool" for terrorism more than anything else, US homeland security chief Janet Napolitano said Friday, during a visit to the European parliament.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate voted Thursday to defeat a ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate voted Thursday to defeat a measure that would have blocked five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks from getting trials in federal courts.

Detainees pray at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Detainees pray at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The US Senate voted Thursday to defeat a measure that would have blocked five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks from getting trials in federal courts. Photo:John Moore/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House denied that swine flu vaccine ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House denied that swine flu vaccine was being sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, knocking down reports detainees would get shots in short supply for at-risk people in the United States.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House denied on Tuesday that ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House denied on Tuesday that any H1N1 flu vaccine is now going to terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, heading off controversy over swine flu prevention priorities.

KOROR, Palau - Former Guantanamo Bay detainees on Tuesday thanked ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - KOROR, Palau - Former Guantanamo Bay detainees on Tuesday thanked the people of Palau for taking them in, but signalled the Pacific Island nation would be only a temporary home.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has decided ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has decided to transfer overseas a Kuwaiti held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and will not appeal a court decision freeing him, the Justice Department said on Monday.

KOROR, Palau - Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees brought ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - KOROR, Palau - Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees brought to Palau for resettlement have received a warm official welcome, but a plan to deport Bangladeshi workers could halve this Pacific Island nation's already-tiny Muslim community, making integration harder.

A group of detained men kneel during an early morning Islamic ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - A group of detained men kneel during an early morning Islamic prayer at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay.The Obama administration said Monday it has taken a 'major step' toward closing the Guantanamo Bay prison now that the Pacific island nation of Palau has resettled six Chinese Muslim Uighurs. Photo:John Moore/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Obama administration said Monday it ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Obama administration said Monday it has taken a "major step" toward closing the Guantanamo Bay prison now that the Pacific island nation of Palau has resettled six Chinese Muslim Uighurs.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court refused Monday to consider ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court refused Monday to consider the case of a Yemeni detainee held at Guantanamo Bay despite a lower court order for his release.

KOROR, Palau (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - KOROR, Palau (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau on Sunday, the latest step in US President Barack Obama's struggle to close the controversial prison.

US military-reviewed image shows an American guard passing along ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - US military-reviewed image shows an American guard passing along the exterior of the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Six Chinese Muslim Uighur men have been released on the Pacific island nation of Palau having been cleared several years ago of being 'enemy combatants'. Photo:John Moore/AFP

KOROR, Palau - Six Chinese Muslims newly released from Guantanamo ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - KOROR, Palau - Six Chinese Muslims newly released from Guantanamo Bay were wide awake and excited Sunday as they traded life behind bars for rooms with ocean view in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, which agreed to a U.S. request to resettle them.

This photo reviewed by the US military and taken in June 2009 ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - This photo reviewed by the US military and taken in June 2009 shows Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainees trying to talk to visiting members of the media at the Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs who had been held at Guantanamo Bay arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau Sunday to be resettled there, lawyers said. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

This photo, taken in June, shows a guard handing over a cart ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - This photo, taken in June, shows a guard handing over a cart stacked with meals to a Chinese Uighur detainee of the Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

KOROR (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - KOROR (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau on Sunday, the latest step in US President Barack Obama's struggle to close the controversial prison.

A group of detained men kneel during an early morning Islamic ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - A group of detained men kneel during an early morning Islamic prayer at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay. Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at the facility have been released to the Pacific nation of Palau, the latest step in US President Barack Obama's struggle to close the controversial prison. Photo:John Moore/AFP

KOROR (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - KOROR (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau Sunday, the latest step in US President Barack Obama's struggle to close the controversial prison.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has sent six ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has sent six Uighur Chinese detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay to the Pacific island nation of Palau, the Justice Department said on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs who had been ...

(AFP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs who had been held at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to the Pacific island nation of Palau to be resettled there, the US Justice Department and lawyers said.

KOROR, Palau - Six Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:27:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - KOROR, Palau - Six Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo Bay but still wanted at home as separatists arrived Sunday on their new tropical island home of Palau after the tiny Pacific nation agreed to a U.S. request to resettle the men.

KOROR, Palau - Six Chinese Muslims who had been detained at ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:36:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - KOROR, Palau - Six Chinese Muslims who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay arrived Sunday in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau for resettlement, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

An aerial view of islands in Palau in this undated photo. REUTERS/Jackson ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An aerial view of islands in Palau in this undated photo. REUTERS/Jackson Henry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has sent six ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has sent six Uighur Chinese detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Pacific island nation of Palau, an administration official and a rights group said on Saturday.

A view of Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base August ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A view of Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base August 5, 2009. REUTERS/Deborah Gembara

The Canadian government has spent more than $1.3 million ...

(CBC) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:21:19 GMT

(CBC) - The Canadian government has spent more than $1.3 million in its legal fight against Omar Khadr, according to a published report Friday.

The former defence lawyers for Omar Khadr have submitted photos ...

(CBC) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:06:38 GMT

(CBC) - The former defence lawyers for Omar Khadr have submitted photos and documents they say could exonerate their client on the charges he killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, according to a published report on Thursday.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama brought back Bush-era military ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama brought back Bush-era military trials for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday by signing into law new rules that will give detainees stronger legal rights in court.

Seven former Guantanamo Bay detainees are demanding that British ...

(CBC) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:13:14 GMT

(CBC) - Seven former Guantanamo Bay detainees are demanding that British judges order the release of classified documents they say will prove the government was complicit in their torture.

All detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison should be freed ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:01:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - All detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison should be freed or transferred to U.S. federal courts for trial by the Jan. 22 deadline set by President Barack Obama, a U.N. human rights investigator said Monday.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Three human rights groups said Friday ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Three human rights groups said Friday they will spurn an invitation to tour the Guantanamo Bay prison next month because it doesn't include an opportunity to speak with prisoners.

Rosanne Cash, REM, Jackson Browne and Pearl Jam are just a few ...

(CBC) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:05:33 GMT

(CBC) - Rosanne Cash, REM, Jackson Browne and Pearl Jam are just a few of the musicians who have joined a U.S. campaign calling for the close of the Guantanamo Bay prison and denouncing the use of music in interrogations.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A group of top US acts including REM and ...

(AFP) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - A group of top US acts including REM and Pearl Jam on Thursday expressed outrage that loud music was being blasted at Guantanamo detainees as part of "terror" interrogations.

WASHINGTON - A coalition of mega-bands and singers outraged ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:44:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - A coalition of mega-bands and singers outraged that music - including theirs - was cranked up to help break unco-operative detainees at Guantanamo Bay is joining retired military officers and liberal activists to rally support for President Barack Obama's push to shutter the Navy-run prison for terrorist suspects in Cuba.

This photo reviewed by the US military shows Chinese Uighur ...

(AFP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - This photo reviewed by the US military shows Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainees, who are cleared for release, trying to talk to visiting members of the media at the Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba in June 2009. The US Supreme Court should bar Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay from being freed in the United States, a top senator said Wednesday. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court should bar Chinese ...

(AFP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court should bar Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay from being freed in the United States, a top senator said Wednesday.

This photo reviewed by the US military shows Chinese Uighur ...

(AFP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - This photo reviewed by the US military shows Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainees, who are cleared for release, trying to talk to visiting members of the media at the Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba in June 2009. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea from Chinese Muslim Uighurs held in Guantanamo Bay without charge to be freed in the US. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

In this photo, reviewed by the US military, a guard and a Chinese ...

(AFP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - In this photo, reviewed by the US military, a guard and a Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainee communicate at Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba in June 2009. The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear a plea from Uighur inmates in Guantanamo Bay prison to be freed in the United States, a decision which could complicate plans to close the jail. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court agreed to hear the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Chinese Muslim Uighurs held in Guantanamo Bay despite being cleared of all charges, the first such hearing since Barack Obama entered the White House.

A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington DC. The Supreme ...

(AFP) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington DC. The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear a plea from Uighur inmates in Guantanamo Bay prison to be freed in the United States, a decision which could complicate plans to close the jail. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress took a step toward President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress took a step toward President Barack Obama's goal of closing Guantanamo Bay prison on Tuesday when it cleared a measure allowing foreign terrorism suspects held there to face prosecution in the United States.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:29:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Guantanamo detainees who are considered no threat can be ordered released in the United States - over the objections of the Obama administration and Congress - if the prisoners have nowhere else to go.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Congress on Tuesday gave President ...

(AFP) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Congress on Tuesday gave President Barack Obama the green light to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees to US soil for trial, in a boost to his efforts to close the notorious facility.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration could bring ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration could bring foreign terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay prison to the United States but only if they are to face prosecution, under a measure that cleared Congress on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would hear an appeal by Chinese Muslim prisoners held for years at Guantanamo Bay who argue that they should be released in the United States.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration could bring ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration could bring foreign terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay prison to the United States only to face prosecution, under a measure that cleared Congress on Tuesday.

Plan to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay to U.S. is met ...

(Fox News) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:05:18 GMT

(Fox News) - Plan to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay to U.S. is met with significant resistance

RIYADH (AFP) - A Saudi woman is suing for divorce after she ...

(AFP) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - RIYADH (AFP) - A Saudi woman is suing for divorce after she found out that her husband had branded her "Guantanamo" on his cellphone, a report said on Sunday.