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A US military guard walks past an inmate at the maximum security ...

(AFP) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US military guard walks past an inmate at the maximum security prison of Camp 5 at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba in 2006. Obama ordered Guantanamo closed, the prison remains intact and some 50 detainees appear set to be locked up indefinitely. But civilian judges still have the final say over their detention, analysts say. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

A task force is recommending that 35 Guantanamo Bay detainees ...

(CBC) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:21:09 GMT

(CBC) - A task force is recommending that 35 Guantanamo Bay detainees face prosecution, an announcement made on the day U.S. President Barack Obama originally set for the facility's closure.

Detainees stand during an early morning Islamic prayer at the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Detainees stand during an early morning Islamic prayer at the U.S. military prison for 'enemy combatants' in 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Barack Obama's Republican foes unveiled legislation Thursday aiming to restrict his ability to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees overseas, notably to places like Yemen. Photo:John Moore/AFP

A group of detainees pray at the US military prison in Guantanamo ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - A group of detainees pray at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A former Yemeni detainee has told AFP that ex-inmates at the military prison could slip back into violence if they are not helped to reintegrate into society. Photo:John Moore/AFP

An American U.S. Embassy employee is transported to the U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An American U.S. Embassy employee is transported to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on January 13, 2010 after sustaining injuries in the earthquake that struck the region on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of people were feared dead on Wednesday in Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, buried beneath demolished schools, hospitals and homes, and traumatized citizens milled in streets strewn with rubble and scattered bodies. REUTERS/Bill Mesta/U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Public Affairs/Handout (CUBA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

An injured American arrives at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An injured American arrives at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter at approximately 10:37 a.m. (1537 GMT) January 13, 2010. He is one of four Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti brought to the Naval Station to receive medical care for traumatic injuries sustained in the earthquake that struck the region on Tuesday. The victims were evaluated and stabilized by hospital personnel before they were medically evacuated to the U.S. for further treatment. REUTERS/Bill Mesta/U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Public Affairs/Handout (CUBA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT HEALTH TRANSPORT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A member of Witness Against Torture holds a sign as he protests ...

(AFP) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - A member of Witness Against Torture holds a sign as he protests in front of the White House to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay. A new sheaf of opinion polls shows Americans sharply divided on President Barack Obama's first year in office, as his ratings on key issues like health care and the economy hit new lows. Photo:Alex Wong/AFP

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:04:00 GMT

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

A US soldier is seen at Camp Justice, site of the US war crimes ...

(AFP) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US soldier is seen at Camp Justice, site of the US war crimes tribunal compound at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba, in 2009. Lawyers for the first detainee transferred from Guantanamo to civilian trial in the United States urged a court to drop charges because he was tortured and blocked from a fair trial. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees protest ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees protest near the White House in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees take part ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees take part in a procession near the White House in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees demonstrate ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees cross ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees cross a street near the White House during a demonstration in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A protester dressed as a Guantanamo Bay detainee puts on his ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A protester dressed as a Guantanamo Bay detainee puts on his hood to demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A group of detainees kneels during an early morning Islamic ...

(AFP) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - A group of detainees kneels during an early morning Islamic prayer in their camp at the US military prison for 'enemy combatants' in 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Two weeks before the date set for Guantanamo's closure, the notorious prison for 'war on terror' detainees remains open, and a pause in returning inmates to Yemen will likely slow its closure further, analysts said. Photo:John Moore/AFP

WASHINGTON - One in five terror suspects released from the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:39:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - One in five terror suspects released from the Guantanamo Bay prison has returned to the fight, according to a classified Pentagon report expected to stoke an already fierce debate over President Barack Obama's plan to close the military prison.

A 'non-compliant' detainee is escorted by guards after showering ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - A 'non-compliant' detainee is escorted by guards after showering inside the US military prison for 'enemy combatants' in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. An increasing number of former detainees from the US prison in Guantanamo have forged links to militant groups after their release, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Photo:John Moore/AFP

Flags wave above the sign posted at the entrance to Camp Justice, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Flags wave above the sign posted at the entrance to Camp Justice, the site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal compound, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool

US President Barack Obama speaks in the Grand Foyer following ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks in the Grand Foyer following a meeting with senior intelligence officials and cabinet members at the White House in Washington, DC. US intelligence missed 'red flags' in the Arabian peninsula that could have disrupted a plot to blow up a US-bound plane, Obama said, vowing to stop future lapses Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

File picture shows a US soldier on a guard tower at maximum ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - File picture shows a US soldier on a guard tower at maximum security prison Camp Delta, at Guantanamo Naval Base. US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he has suspended transfers of freed Guantanamo Bay inmates to Yemen following the Christmas Day airliner attack, but renewed his vow to close the notorious prison. Photo:Mark Wilson/AFP

This image, reviewed by the US military, shows an unidentified ...

(AFP) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - This image, reviewed by the US military, shows an unidentified detainee at the 'Camp Four' detention facility at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in 2008. US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he has suspended transfers of freed Guantanamo Bay inmates to Yemen following the Christmas Day airliner attack, but renewed his vow to close the notorious prison. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

Detainees participate in an early morning prayer session at ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Detainees participate in an early morning prayer session at Camp IV at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, August 5, 2009. REUTERS/Deborah Gembara

A detainee stands at a fence within the miltary prison in Guantanamo ...

(AFP) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - A detainee stands at a fence within the miltary prison in Guantanamo Bay. Twelve more detainees from the US prison camp at Guantanamo have been sent home to Afghanistan, Yemen and the breakaway state of Somaliland, the US Department of Justice said Sunday. Photo:John Moore/AFP

A group of detainees praying in their camp at the US military ...

(AFP) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - A group of detainees praying in their camp at the US military prison for 'enemy combatants' in October in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The United States said it has sent 12 more Guantanamo detainees home to Afghanistan, Yemen and a breakaway region of Somalia -- volatile nations where Al-Qaeda havens have fueled concern over such repatriations. Photo:John Moore/AFP

Omar Khadr's Canadian lawyers Nathan Whitling (right) and Dennis ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Omar Khadr's Canadian lawyers Nathan Whitling (right) and Dennis Edney. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson

EDMONTON - Canadian Omar Khadr will be among about 100 Guantanamo ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - EDMONTON - Canadian Omar Khadr will be among about 100 Guantanamo detainees who U.S. officials say will be transferred to a prison in rural Illinois, but his lawyers say they aren't celebrating.

EDMONTON - Omar Khadr will be among some 100 Guantanamo detainees ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - EDMONTON - Omar Khadr will be among some 100 Guantanamo detainees that U.S. officials say will be transferred to a prison in rural Illinois.

In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by the U.S. Military, Canadian defendant Omar Khadr sits during a hearing at the U.S. Military Commissions court for war crimes, at the U.S. Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Janet Hamlin, Pool

TORONTO - It's not known if Omar Khadr will be among 100 detainees ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - It's not known if Omar Khadr will be among 100 detainees from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, expected to be transferred to a prison in rural Illinois.

Canadian Omar Khadr is expected to be one of up to 100 terrorism ...

(CBC) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:43:41 GMT

(CBC) - Canadian Omar Khadr is expected to be one of up to 100 terrorism suspects transferred to a state prison in Illinois from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba, CBC News has confirmed.

Canadian Omar Khadr will be one of up to 100 terrorism suspects ...

(CBC) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:45:07 GMT

(CBC) - Canadian Omar Khadr will be one of up to 100 terrorism suspects transferred to a state prison in Illinois from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba, CBC News has confirmed.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has ordered the federal ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has ordered the federal government to acquire an underused state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terror suspects now held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

This Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 file photo shows the Thomson Correctional ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - This Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 file photo shows the Thomson Correctional Center, in Thomson, Ill. The White House plans to announce Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009, that a rural Illinois prison will be acquired by the federal government to become the new home for a limited number of Guantanamo Bay detainees. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/M. Spencer Green, File)

A state prison in Illinois will become the new home for up to ...

(CBC) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:41:56 GMT

(CBC) - A state prison in Illinois will become the new home for up to 100 terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, the White house has announced.

In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a Guantanamo detainee ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a Guantanamo detainee walks inside the open-air yard at Camp 4 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, May 31, 2009.REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool

In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a guard stands ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a guard stands in a cell block at Camp 5 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool

WASHINGTON - The White House plans to announce Tuesday that ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - The White House plans to announce Tuesday that a rural Illinois prison will be acquired by the federal government to become the new home for a limited number of Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Volunteers in orange jumpsuits and black hoods participate in ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Volunteers in orange jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a protest held by relatives of Yemeni detainees held at Guantanamo Bay outside the Cabinet's weekly meeting at its headquarters, in Sanaa May 26, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

This July 2009 photo downloaded from the Arabic language web ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - This July 2009 photo downloaded from the Arabic language web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified by the site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/www.muslm.net)

Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on the trials of Guantamo ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on the trials of Guantamo Bay detainees before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Barack Obama has acknowledged that he will not ...

(CBC) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:49:08 GMT

(CBC) - U.S. President Barack Obama has acknowledged that he will not be able to meet his pledge to close the controversial detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by January.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on the trials of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on the trials of Guantamo Bay detainees before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington November 18, 2009. The Obama administration on Wednesday defended plans to try the self-professed mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks in criminal courts despite harsh criticism from Republicans who say the trials are too risky. In remarks to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Holder defended his decision to try Mohammed and the others in criminal courts and said classified material will also be protected during the trials. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW POLITICS)

A virtually empty prison in Thomson, Illinois could be the next ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:39:36 GMT

(Reuters) - A virtually empty prison in Thomson, Illinois could be the next possible location to house foreign terrorism suspects moved from the Guantanamo Bay prison.

About 200 people rallied in Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton ...

(CBC) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:41 GMT

(CBC) - About 200 people rallied in Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton Sunday to urge the Canadian government to bring Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr back to this country.

EDMONTON - Several dozen people held a rally in downtown Edmonton ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:38:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - EDMONTON - Several dozen people held a rally in downtown Edmonton to demand that Omar Khadr be sent back to Canada to face trial in a civilian court.

In this undated photo, the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:39:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this undated photo, the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill., is seen. A White House official says the Obama administration is considering buying the northwestern Illinois prison to house a limited number of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, along with federal inmates. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/The Dispatch, Todd Mizener)

An RCMP constable stands outside the Supreme Court in Ottawa ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - An RCMP constable stands outside the Supreme Court in Ottawa Friday November 13, 2009 as the high court hears an appeal by the federal government to not return detainded terror suspect Omar Khadr to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

A U.S. military commission will resume hearing the case against ...

(CBC) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:51:56 GMT

(CBC) - A U.S. military commission will resume hearing the case against Omar Khadr, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday, the same day the Supreme Court of Canada heard a federal government appeal in his case.

The U.S. government plans to put alleged Sept. 11 mastermind ...

(CBC) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:52:36 GMT

(CBC) - The U.S. government plans to put alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees on trial in New York City. Another five, including Toronto-born Omar Khadr, will face military commissions in the U.S.