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Gitmo hunger strikes decreasing, US military says
The US military said Thursday that the number of detainees participating in hunger strikes at Guantanamo Bay had reached its lowest point since October 2005, but offered no reasons for the dropoff. The number of hunger strikes has dropped from as m (More) |
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Gitmo detainees provided information in London bombing investigation
Detainees held at Guantanamo Bay were able to provide valuable information in connection with last year's London bombings , Army Maj. Gen. Jay Hood, who is in charge of the prison, said Wednesday. Hood said that a number of Guantanamo detainee (More) |
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Lawyers for Chinese Gitmo detainees to appeal directly to Supreme Court
Lawyers for a group of Chinese Uighur detainees being held by the US at Guantanamo Bay plan to ask the US Supreme Court to hear an appeal of last month's District Court ruling authorizing their continued detention. Lawyers plan to file a petit (More) |
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Bush defends Guantanamo prison camp, courts
US President George Bush on Friday defended the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay , calling it "a necessary part of protecting the American people". Bush's comments came during a White House press conference with German Chancellor Angela (More) |
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Canadian Gitmo detainee could get new military, civilian lawyers
In the second day of pre-trial hearings for Canadian teenager Omar Khadr before a Guantanamo Bay military commission Thursday, presiding officer Col. Robert Chester said that Khadr's civilian lawyers could begin "making preliminary inquir (More) |
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Justice Department urges Supreme Court to dismiss Guantanamo tribunals case
The US Justice Department filed a motion with the US Supreme Court Thursday to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction a case brought by Salim Ahmed Hamdan challenging President Bush's authority to establish military commissions to try Guantanamo Bay (More) |
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US Army general asserts right to silence in Abu Ghraib trial
US Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller has invoked his right not to incriminate himself by refusing to answer questions in two courts-martial against soldiers accused of using dogs as an intimidation tactic at the US-operated Abu Ghraib prison facility (More) |
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Canadian Gitmo detainee seeks change of lawyers as military hearings get underway
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr on Wednesday asked the judge presiding over Khadr's military trial to delay proceedings so that Khadr could secure counsel with more trial experience. Khadr, 19, faces charge (More) |
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Yemen indictee boycotting reconvened Guantanamo tribunal
A Yemeni man alleged to have been an al Qaeda propagandist and security officer for Osama bin Laden told a US military commission at Guantanamo Bay Wednesday that he was boycotting the just-reconvened proceedings . At a pre-trial hearing, Ali Hamz (More) |
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Gitmo tribunal proceedings resume amid fresh torture claims
The terror suspect detention facility at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay marked its fourth anniversary Wednesday, the same day military tribunals for suspected terrorists resumed after a year-long hiatus. Separate proceedings were scheduled f (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
