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Germany to consider taking in Guantanamo detainees
German government spokesperson Thomas Steg said Monday that Germany would consider taking in detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay military prison if US President-elect Barack Obama closed the facility. Steg said that Germany supports closure (More) |
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Military commission charges confirmed against Saudi Guantanamo detainee
The US Department of Defense (DOD) said Friday that charges have been referred to a military commission trial against Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri . Al-Nashiri is accused of terrorism, attempted murder, and providing mate (More) |
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Defense Secretary can aid Guantanamo closure by stopping military commission trials
Ken Gude [Associate Director, International Rights and Responsibility Program, Center for American Progress]: "The news Thursday that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is preparing for the closure of Guantanamo early in the Obama administration (More) |
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US defense secretary orders Pentagon plan for closing Guantanamo
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has ordered the Pentagon to draft a proposal for shutting down the military prison at Guantanamo Bay in preparation for a possible order from President-elect Barack Obama , a Pentagon spokesperson said Thursda (More) |
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US transfers three Algerian Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced that three Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to their adopted homeland of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The transfer follows a November ruling [order, PDF; JURIST report] by (More) |
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Supreme Court remands torture lawsuit by ex-Guantanamo detainees
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday granted certiorari, vacated, and remanded the case of Rasul v. Myers [docket; cert. petition, PDF] for further consideration in light of the Court's June decision in Boumedi (More) |
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Chertoff insists Obama must have plan before closing Guantanamo
US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff on Sunday told the BBC that before closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay , President-elect Barack Obama must have a plan for dealing with the detainees. In an appearance on The Andrew Marr (More) |
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US detainee abuses approved by senior officials: Senate report
US senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and John McCain (R-AZ) on Thursday released the executive summary [text, PDF; press release] of a Senate Armed Services Committee report that says senior US officials are to blame for the use of abusive interrogation (More) |
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Portugal foreign minister urges EU members to accept Guantanamo detainees
Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Luis Amado on Wednesday sent a letter to European Union (EU) foreign ministers urging EU members to take in any detainees released from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay . Amado said that Po (More) |
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Guantanamo judge delays Jawad military commission trial
The Guantanamo military commission trial of Afghan detainee Mohammed Jawad that had been scheduled to start in early January was delayed indefinitely Wednesday by order of a military judge. US Army Col. Stephen Henley postponed the proceeding to g (More) |
Congress passed Roosevelt's New Deal legislation
On June 16, 1935, Congress passed President Roosevelt's "New Deal" legislation to start a recovery program from Great Depression.
Learn more about FDR and the New Deal from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
