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Guantanamo (Cuba)

Type: City

Name: Guantanamo (Cuba)

Country: Cuba

Latitude: 20.15

Longitude: -75.220001

population: 272,808

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 32 mins ago - 4 reports

National Defense University

Obama to speak on...

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration’s secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said. Obama’s speech will be an attempt to fulfill a pledge ... [Published Arab News - 32 mins ago]

Entities: Barack Obama, Drone, White House, Counter-Terrorism, National Defense University

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Gitmo prison costs US $150mn a year

The 166 detainees remaining in Guantanamo cost U.S. taxpayers about $900,000 a year each, officials say.The annual cost of the detention center at the naval base in Cuba is $150 million, CNN reported. That makes it far more expensive than the typical ... [Published Press tv - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Guantanamo (Cuba), prison, Detainee

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Barack Obama

Obama to speak on legality of drone program

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorm practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said.Obama's speech will be an attempt to fulfill his State of ... [Published Farmington New Mexico Daily Times - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Drone, Barack Obama, National Defense University, White House

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Why Obama Can & Should Close Guantanamo NOW

Obama, however, as people rightly point out, has promised to close Guantanamo. For his own reasons, whatever they may be, he repeats what most of the world thinks, that the continued existence of the illegal prison in Guantanamo, set up to avoid U.S. ... [Published OpEdNews - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Guantanamo (Cuba), United States, Democracy

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 6 reports

Gitmo lawyer objects to client condition

The lawyer of an inmate held at the US’s Guantanamo prison has complained about the condition of his client, who was recently injured by gunshots at the notorious jail.In a letter sent to the US Justice Department, Attorney Ramzi Kassem demanded the release ... [Published Press tv - 13 hours ago]

Entities: prison, Guantanamo (Cuba), Dean Boyd, Steel

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

FM, US ambassador discuss conditions of Yemeni detainees in Gitmo

[18/مايو/2013] SANA'A, May 18 (Saba) - Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and US ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein discussed here on Saturday the conditions of the Yemeni detainees in Guantanamo.They also reviewed the latest developments on the national ... [Published Yemen News Agency - May 18 2013]

Entities: Detainee, Yemen, Abu Bakr al-QIRBI

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 10 reports

Guantanamo Bay is Costly and Useless

Saved under congress, Headlines, , Politics, terrorist attack, U.S.Tags: spotWhy is Guantanamo Bay still in existence? It costs the American taxpayers 150 million dollars a year to house and feed 166 men who are detained there, and we’re not sure why. ... [Published The Guardian Express - May 18 2013]

Entities: Guantánamo Bay, Guantanamo (Cuba), Bill Plante, Detainee

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Europe’s “Little Guantanamo”: Why The U.S. Wants Serbia To Give Up Kosovo

in Breaking News 55 mins agoThe U.S. military base in Kosovo was constructed in 1999 without consulting with the government of Serbia and is the largest U.S. military base built outside of the U.S. since the Vietnam War. The site was apparently used for ... [Published RINF.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: NATO, Kosovo, Serbia, Guantanamo (Cuba), Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Activists mark 100 days of Guantanamo strike with petition

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Activists demanding the closure of Guantanamo prison marked the 100th day of a hunger strike there Friday by submitting a petition to the White House containing some 370,000 signatures.A group of activists wearing orange jumpsuits and ... [Published Dunya News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Guantanamo (Cuba), White House, prison

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

LIVE: Protests Mark 100 Days of Guantanamo Hunger Strike

Prisoners in Guantanamo Bay have been on hunger strike for 100 days now, drawing activists to protest for freedom and justice both online and off. @OccupyCarlisle is livestreaming from the White House, where acts of civil disobedience are expected ... [Published Firedoglake - May 17 2013]

Entities: Guantanamo (Cuba), protest, Civil Disobedience, Guantánamo Bay

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans

A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than ... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Guantanamo (Cuba), United States, Detainee, Barack Obama

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Pair joins hunger strike at Gitmo

U.S. military medical providers counted 102 Guantanamo prisoners as hunger strikers on Thursday, the first increase after three weeks when the number seemed to plateau at 100.Navy medical workers were tube-feeding 30 of the hunger strikers, said Army ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - May 17 2013]

Entities: Detainee, American Medical Association, Lieutenant Colonel, Military/Armed Forces

Quotes

The president will also "frame the future of our efforts against Al Qaeda, its affiliates and adherents."

Report: Obama to make big speech about drones, Guantanamo [Published Salon - 1 hour ago]

"With no hope for justice, over 100 men who have been held and tortured for years have gone on a hunger strike. On May 18th, it will have been 100 days since they have eaten voluntarily. Prisoners have died suddenly, violently, and suspiciously. All inmates in Guantanamo Bay have been locked in solitary confinement. Some are being force fed, an international crime. These men face the prospect of a terrible death in prison despite many of them having been cleared for release years ago. "

Anonymous launches Operation Guantanamo [Published Crooks and Liars - 5 hours ago]

He also vowed to make the administration's efforts "more transparent to the American people and to the world." A in February confirmed the Obama administration considers drone attacks legal when it entails American citizens involved with al Qaeda or one of its...

Obama to give much-anticipated speech on terrorism, drones [Published CNN - 5 hours ago]

...we face, particularly as the al-Qaida core has weakened but new dangers have emerged," the White House official told the Washington Post, adding: "He will discuss the policy and legal framework under which we take action against terrorist threats, including the use of drones."

Obama to address Guantánamo and drones in major defence speech [Published Guardian.co.uk - 6 hours ago]

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Obama to speak on... [Published Arab News - 32 mins ago]
Gitmo prison costs US $150mn a year [Published Press tv - 1 hour ago]
Report: Obama to make big speech about drones, ... [Published Salon - 1 hour ago]
Obama to detail terrorism policy including dron... [Published Christian Science Monitor - 2 hours ago]
How to get rid of stigma about reporting milita... [Published NBCNews.com - 2 hours ago]
Obama To Talk About Drones, Guantanamo, Al-Qaed... [Published International Business Times UK - 3 hours ago]
Editorial: Loan defaulters break 'social contract' [Published Dominion Post - 4 hours ago]
Anonymous launches Operation Guantanamo [Published Crooks and Liars - 5 hours ago]
Obama to speak on Gitmo, drones amid criticism [Published Pakistan Today - 5 hours ago]
Obama to give much-anticipated speech on terror... [Published CNN - 5 hours ago]
Obama to give much-anticipated speech on terror... [Published CNN Political Ticker - 6 hours ago]
Obama to address Guantánamo and drones in major... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 6 hours ago]
Obama to speak on legality of drone program [Published Farmington New Mexico Daily Times - 7 hours ago]
How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights ... [Published Salon - 7 hours ago]
Obama to speak on legality of drone program [Published Greenfield Daily Reporter - 7 hours ago]
Why Obama Can & Should Close Guantanamo NOW [Published OpEdNews - 8 hours ago]
Obama: What a let-down he’s been? [Published Hindustan Times - 8 hours ago]
Protest held in solidarity with Gitmos [Published Press tv - 9 hours ago]
Sex assault, East Coast missile site top debate... [Published The Hill - 12 hours ago]
Gitmo lawyer objects to client condition [Published Press tv - 13 hours ago]
The Romance of Flight Artwork Unveiling Ceremony [Published PR.com - 15 hours ago]
Obama speech to address legal standing of secur... [Published Washington Post - 18 hours ago]
Why Debate Torture Beyond Morality? [Published Chicago Now - 20 hours ago]
Guantanamo inmates cost U.S. $900,000 each per ... [Published UPI - 23 hours ago]
The Left Turning on Obama Over Military Policy [Published Intellictual Conservative - 23 hours ago]
In defense of drone strikes and Guantanamo Bay [Published The Yorker - 23 hours ago]
US war on terror will not last forever [Published Arab News - May 18 2013]
Kate's £31,000-a-year school bans leavers' ball... [Published Mail Online UK - May 18 2013]
President al-Assad: Basis for Any Political Sol... [Published Syrian Arab News Agency - May 18 2013]
Activists Mark 100 Days of Gitmo Hunger Strike [Published Iran Daily - May 18 2013]

Blogs

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Anonymous launches Operation Guantanamo [Published Crooks and Liars - 5 hours ago] On Friday, May 17, the international hacktivist collective known as Anonymous, joined by Code Pink and other political action groups from the U.S. and the U.K., launched Operation Guantanamo to mark the 100th day of a hunger strike within the Guantanamo ...
Obama to give much-anticipated speech on terror... [Published CNN Political Ticker - 6 hours ago] (CNN) – President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration’s counterterrorism policy, according ...
Why Obama Can & Should Close Guantanamo NOW [Published OpEdNews - 8 hours ago] Obama, however, as people rightly point out, has promised to close Guantanamo. For his own reasons, whatever they may be, he repeats what most of the world thinks, that the continued existence of the illegal prison in Guantanamo, set up to avoid U.S. ...
European Guantanamo: Why The U.S. Wants Serbia ... [Published Dogma and Geopolitics - May 18 2013] Reblogged from Stop NATO...Opposition to global militarism: Voice of Russia May 17, 2013 European Guantanamo or the reason the US wants Serbia to give up Kosovo The U.S. military base in Kosovo was constructed in 1999 without consulting with the government ...
Pentagon Has CNN Interview Female Guard on How ... [Published Firedoglake - May 17 2013] Billed as an exclusive, CNN sent their Pentagon correspondent Chris Lawrence to cover the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison this week. At least two segments aired on Erin Burnett’s program. The Pentagon decided to have CNN interview a female ...

Audio/Video

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Discussing the Guantanamo hunger strike [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 17 2013]
100 Days of Guantanamo Hunger Strike: Special C... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - May 16 2013]
Sen. John McCain pushes for closure of Guantanamo [Published Senator Harry Reid - YouTube Channel - May 16 2013]
Is Guantanamo Obama's Greatest Disgrace? [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - May 07 2013]
Will Obama close Guantanamo? [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 02 2013]

Press Releases

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The Romance of Flight Artwork Unveiling Ceremony [Published PR.com - 15 hours ago]