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Leg irons and hand cuffs hang on a board at Camp Delta at Guantanamo ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - Leg irons and hand cuffs hang on a board at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba, in 2004. Lawyers for the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil for a civilian trial, set for September 2010, asked Thursday to see the secret CIA prisons where he was allegedly tortured. Photo:Mark Wilson/AFP

NEW YORK (AFP) - Lawyers for the first Guantanamo Bay detainee ...

(AFP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:42:00 GMT

(AFP) - NEW YORK (AFP) - Lawyers for the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil for a civilian trial, set for September 2010, asked Thursday to see the secret CIA prisons where he was allegedly tortured.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first detainee transferred from Guantanamo ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first detainee transferred from Guantanamo Bay to a U.S. civilian court will go on trial on September 13, 2010, a Manhattan federal court judge said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Approximately 229 detainees from "about ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - Approximately 229 detainees from "about two dozen countries" are still held in Guantanamo, according to the latest Pentagon figures, provided to AFP.

File photo shows a US flag flying above a razorwire-topped fence ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a US flag flying above a razorwire-topped fence at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Approximately 229 detainees from 'about two dozen countries' are still held in Guantanamo, according to the latest Pentagon figures, provided to AFP. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

In this pool photo, reviewed by the US military, a Guantanamo ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - In this pool photo, reviewed by the US military, a Guantanamo guard stands inside a doorway at Camp 6 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba, in May 2009. The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama 'absolutely' believed he could still close the Guantanamo Bay terror camp by next January, despite a political storm over how to deal with detainees. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House said Monday that President ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama "absolutely" believed he could still close the Guantanamo Bay terror camp by next January, despite a political storm over how to deal with detainees.

Chinese Uighur detainees talk to reporters at Camp Iguana in ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese Uighur detainees talk to reporters at Camp Iguana in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The US Supreme Court on Monday discreetly delayed until October a decision on whether Chinese Uighurs who are being held at Guantanamo Bay prison can be released in the United States. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Monday discreetly ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Monday discreetly delayed until October a decision on whether Chinese Uighurs who are being held at Guantanamo Bay prison can be released in the United States.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama believes his 2010 ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama believes his 2010 deadline for closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is within reach despite difficulties in finding places to relocate detainees, the White House said Monday.

WASHINGTON - The White House is considering whether to issue ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:29:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - The White House is considering whether to issue an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, concerned that Congress might otherwise stymie its plans to quickly close the naval prison in Cuba.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House dismissed reports that it ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House dismissed reports that it has drafted an executive order allowing indefinite detention in the United States of some of the top terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay.

A Guantanamo detainee walks inside the open-air yard at Camp ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Guantanamo detainee walks inside the open-air yard at Camp 4 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The White House dismissed reports that it has drafted an executive order allowing indefinite detention in the US of some of the top terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

Guantanamo detainees sit together inside a common area at Camp ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - Guantanamo detainees sit together inside a common area at Camp 6 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The White House dismissed reports that it has drafted an executive order allowing indefinite detention in the United States of some of the top terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Photo:Brennan Linsley/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Obama administration has drafted an ...

(AFP) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Obama administration has drafted an executive order that would allow indefinite detention in the United States of some of the top value terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, The Washington Post reported Friday.

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is examining the possibility of taking ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is examining the possibility of taking in two Uzbek prisoners identified for resettlement from the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The 550.4-billion-dollar defense budget ...

(AFP) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The 550.4-billion-dollar defense budget approved by US senators includes a plan to reform the controversial military tribunal process at Guantanamo Bay, the Armed Services Committee chairman said.

WASHINGTON - A top New York anti-terror official said Tuesday ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:26:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - A top New York anti-terror official said Tuesday that trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees could weaken the ability of the FBI and other agencies to chase new cases.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Government lawyers argued Tuesday that Canada ...

(AFP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - OTTAWA (AFP) - Government lawyers argued Tuesday that Canada has surely done enough for a young Canadian national held at the US naval facility in Guantanamo Bay as it appealed a court order to repatriate him.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A federal judge has ordered the release ...

(AFP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - A federal judge has ordered the release of a Syrian man held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, saying his imprisonment at the US-run detention after months of torture by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban "defies common sense."

Razor wire rises to the sky at the Camp 5 maximum security facility ...

(AFP) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - Razor wire rises to the sky at the Camp 5 maximum security facility on the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A federal judge has ordered the release of a Syrian man held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, saying his imprisonment at the US-run detention after months of torture by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban 'defies common sense.' Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

Some Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who have ...

(CBC) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:37:33 GMT

(CBC) - Some Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who have been offered resettlement in Palau are wary of moving there for fear it cannot protect them from China, the tiny Pacific island nation's president said Tuesday.

In this sketch, Omar Khadr sits during a hearing at the U.S. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:49:00 GMT

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

WASHINGTON - The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed certain proof that Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak was part of al-Qaida. A closer look at his video, though, showed he was actually being tortured by al-Qaida.

WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge has ordered a detainee at Guantanamo ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:22:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge has ordered a detainee at Guantanamo Bay to be released, saying the man was a captive, not a follower, of the Taliban.

KOROR (AFP) - Five of 13 Guantanamo Bay detainees set for resettlement ...

(AFP) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - KOROR (AFP) - Five of 13 Guantanamo Bay detainees set for resettlement in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau do not want to go there, President Johnson Toribiong said on Monday.

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will accept "two or three" prisoners ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will accept "two or three" prisoners for resettlement from the U.S. detention camp of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, state news agency Lusa quoted Foreign Minister Luis Amado as saying Saturday.

NDJAMENA (AFP) - A former Guantanamo detainee freed by a US ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - NDJAMENA (AFP) - A former Guantanamo detainee freed by a US judge and sent to Chad, where he was held by police for a week without charge, was released on Thursday, authorities said.

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

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:54:00 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. A former Guantanamo detainee who was being held by Chadian police was released from custody, the Chadian government said Thursday. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives has voted to deny ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives has voted to deny the use of any federal money for the closing of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay next year and to impose restrictions on the transfer of detainees to the United States.

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

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:37:00 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. A former Guantanamo detainee freed by a US judge is being held by Chadian police pending confirmation of his status, the Chadian government said Thursday. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

NDJAMENA (AFP) - A former Guantanamo detainee freed by a US ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - NDJAMENA (AFP) - A former Guantanamo detainee freed by a US judge is being held by Chadian police pending confirmation of his status, the Chadian government said Thursday.

BUDAPEST (AFP) - The United States officially asked Hungary ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - BUDAPEST (AFP) - The United States officially asked Hungary Thursday to accept former inmates from its "war-on-terror" prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, a Hungarian foreign ministry spokeswoman said.

Detainees at the maximum security prison Camp Delta at Guantanamo ...

(AFP) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Detainees at the maximum security prison Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base, in Guantanamo, Cuba, in 2004. The United States officially asked Hungary Thursday to accept former inmates from its 'war-on-terror' prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, a Hungarian foreign ministry spokeswoman said. Photo:Marlk Wilson/AFP

Razorwire-topped fences are seen at the 'Camp Six' detention ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Razorwire-topped fences are seen at the 'Camp Six' detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay December 10, 2008, in this image reviewed by the U.S. military. Opened in December 2006, Camp Six is the newest detention facility. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary and the United States are in talks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary and the United States are in talks about resettling in Hungary "a small number" of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's popularity has ...

(AFP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's popularity has slipped and most Americans oppose his push to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and his rescue of General Motors, according to a new survey out Wednesday.

A US Army guard opens the gate at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval ...

(AFP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Army guard opens the gate at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba, in 2004. Attorney General Eric Holder told US senators on Wednesday that fewer than 60 of the 230 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison could face eventual prosecution while the rest would be cleared for release. Photo:Mark Wilson/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Attorney General Eric Holder told US senators ...

(AFP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - Attorney General Eric Holder told US senators on Wednesday that fewer than 60 of the 230 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison could face eventual prosecution while the rest would be cleared for release.

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

(AFP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - A US Army soldier walks through a cell block at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba, in 2004.The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to restrict the transfer to the United States of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay facility for suspected terrorists. Photo:Mark Wilson/AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives Armed Services ...

(AFP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to restrict the transfer to the United States of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay facility for suspected terrorists.

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

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a Guantanamo detainee speaks with guards inside the Camp 6 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has decided the fate ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has decided the fate of about half the detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, and no more than a quarter of them will go on trial, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.

MADRID (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday asked Spain to ...

(AFP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - MADRID (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday asked Spain to accept four detainees from its "war on terror" prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said.

Detainees talk together inside the open-air yard at the Camp ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Detainees talk together inside the open-air yard at the Camp 4 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool

MADRID (Reuters) - The United States has asked Spain to take ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - MADRID (Reuters) - The United States has asked Spain to take four inmates from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and Madrid will study the request case by case, Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Wednesday.

MADRID - The United States has asked Spain to accept four prisoners ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:24:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - MADRID - The United States has asked Spain to accept four prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorism suspects, the foreign minister said Wednesday.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is ready to take between three and ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is ready to take between three and five inmates from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, newspaper El Pais reported Wednesday, citing government officials.

MADRID - The U.S. government's point man for closing the Guantanamo ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:42:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - MADRID - The U.S. government's point man for closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison was in Spain for talks Wednesday, part of a behind-the-scenes European tour as the Obama administration ramps up efforts to transfer detainees.

Although President Obama has had difficulty convincing allies ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - Although President Obama has had difficulty convincing allies to take Gitmo detainees, Italy is eager to receive these inmates so that it can further its own investigation.