US Puts Militants At Risk Of Torture By Transferring To Iraq
Transferring captives to the Iraqi government instead of Guantánamo does not satisfy human rights concerns. It may be even worse.
Obama Administration To Justify Drone Strikes With Casualty Counts
The Obama administration intended to create the perception that it would disclose numbers, thereby diminishing concerns about human rights violations.
Guantánamo Prisoner Who Was Force-Fed Rejects Resettlement To Unidentified Country
Muhammad Bawazir, a Yemeni detained at Guantánamo Bay who was force-fed during hunger strikes, refused to be transferred to a country in the Balkans.
Did The US Just Create A Military Base In Syria?
The United States’ imperial intervention in the Syrian Civil War may have just escalated further with the creation of a US military base in northern Syria.
Kuwaiti Prisoner Released From Guantánamo Faces Lifetime Of Surveillance
Fayez al Kandari, a thirty-eight year-old Kuwaiti held in captivity at the Guantánamo military prison for nearly fourteen years, was released to Kuwait. He was the last Kuwaiti in detention, and the U.S. military’s Periodic Review Board cleared him for release in September of last year. As part of Kandari’s release,
War On Terror Has Created More Terrorism
Has the U.S.’s anti-terrorism program worked? Nope. In fact, terrorism has dramatically increased since the war began.
Afghanistan Waste-A-Thon Continues With $43 Million Gas Station
The latest addition to the already $1.7 trillion “War on Terror” is a $43 million gas station in Afghanistan that should have cost around $500,000.
House Passes DHS ‘Insider Threat’ Program Bill That Could Impact Whistleblowers
The U.S. House approved a bill, sponsored by Rep. Peter King, which would give DHS unprecedented surveillance powers to monitor potential whistleblowers.
Federal Appeals Court: US Citizens Can’t Sue FBI Agents For Torture Abroad
The decision effectively grants FBI agents involved in terrorism investigations abroad immunity from lawsuits alleging torture or other rights violations.
Released Guantanamo Prisoner Experienced Terror On Flight To Morocco
A Moroccan released from Guantanamo Bay prison was blindfolded and shackled during his flight to Morocco, where he remains in detention, according to his attorney. Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri, who was detained for 13 years, was repatriated to Morocco last week. Moroccan authorities did not immediately release him.