Guantánamo Bay

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First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 19 mins ago - 2 reports

FBI names Benghazi suspects but no arrests yet

_ WASHINGTON ? The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. ... [Published Palm Springs Desert Sun - 5 hours ago]
First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 42 mins ago - 2 reports

Drone policy not working against militant groups in Pakistan’s tribal areas in long-term perspective, independent report claims

An independent anti-conflict organization has released a report claiming that despite certain successes, the US drone policy should not be regarded as a reliable and long-term tool to oust militant groups out of Pakistan’s tribal regions.US military have ... [Published Voice of Russia - 42 mins ago]
First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 42 mins ago - 7 reports

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Obama wants to close. ... [Published Air Force Times - News - 7 hours ago]
First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Physician dismisses force-feeding concerns

Senior Guantanamo physician dismisses ethical concerns about force-feeding prisoners, and defends the ongoing practice.from Al Jazeera"A military physician who oversees a team of nurses force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention ... [Published StraightGoods.ca - 3 hours ago]
First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Guantanamo Bay Prison: Pentagon Wants More Than $450 Million For Maintenance, Upgrades On Facility

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 4 hours ago]
First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

'Close Gitmo' Twitter campaign launched

A detainee in the Guantanamo prison has launched a twitter campaign through his lawyer with the goal of pressuring US President Barack Obama to close the infamous detention facility.On Tuesday, the lawyer for Saudi citizen Shaker Aamer posted his demand ... [Published Press tv - 5 hours ago]
First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 reports

Anonymous Threat Forces US Navy To Shut Down...

Last week the hacker collective Anonymous began advertising another one of their “campaigns” to attack the US government as a form of protest. Taking to Twitter, the group said they planned to “disrupt activities” at US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay in protest ... [Published Red Orbit - 12 hours ago]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 8 reports

U.S. Military Cuts Guantanamo Bay Wi-Fi After Alleged Threat by Anonymous

Anonymous launched a global online protest to mark the 100th day of the hunger strike by Guantanamo Bay prisonersThe Guantanamo Bay detention camp is losing all access to wireless internet and social networks due to hacking threats.U.S. military officials ... [Published DailyTech - 16 hours ago]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 10 reports

Obama to deliver major policy speech ...

US President Barack Obama will deliver a major policy speech on counter-terrorism, including the controversial drone strikes and the terrorism detention policy center in Guantanamo, the White House said.In his speech at the National Defence University ... [Published Siasat Daily - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Hunger Striker Launches Twitter Campaign to Close Gitmo

Detainees can't tweet from inside Guantanamo Bay. So when they want to pressure the government to close the facility, they get their lawyers to tweet for them. ... [Published Wired: Danger Room - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Anonymous Turns Up the Heat to Close Guantanamo, Obama Expected to Discuss Issue on Thursday

Share this with a friendFollow us and never miss a story!A campaign launched by hacktivist group Anonymous has gained traction on Twitter, drawing attention to the enduring Guantanamo Bay hunger strike that began in February and pressuring President Obama ... [Published Opposing Views - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

Obama to discuss counterterrorism strategy

Báo Tuổi Trẻ English - 55 minute(s) ago readingsPresident Barack Obama will discuss his counterterrorism strategy Thursday, revealing to the American public his plans for unmanned drones and Guantanamo Bay, the White House said Sunday.Facebook Read the ... [Published Bao Moi.com - May 20 2013]

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...sense, Obama sought to follow the strategy he promoted in his 2006 book, ‘The Audacity of Hope’, where then-Illinois Senator Barack Obama wrote: "When we detain suspects indefinitely without trial, we weaken our ability to pressure human rights and the rulerule of law in despotic regimes."
"Sometimes I think a health and safety officer would make a good superhero" he says. And certainly anyone who could rescue us from this unutterable guff, a programme that every actor involved can file away under the label 'c...
"'It's very easy for folks outside of this place to make policies and decisions they think they would implement,' the senior medical officer said. 'This is kind of a tough mission and this is kind of an ugly place sometimes, alright? The reality is when faced with people who are hunger striking, potentially to the point of needing medical intervention to protect their life and to keep them from harming themselves, suddenly it's not a very abstract decision. Hunger strikes are tough and a big use of time. I realize there's a lot of controversy. But it's a political thing.'"
That echoed Secretary of State John Kerry's comments last month to lawmakers about the FBI investigation: "They do have people ID'd. They have made some progress. They have a number of suspects who are persons of interest that they are pursuing in this and building cases on."

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Physician dismisses force-feeding concerns [Published StraightGoods.ca - 3 hours ago]
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FBI ID's Benghazi suspects -- but no arrests yet [Published Erie Times-News - 4 hours ago]
Guantanamo Bay Prison: Pentagon Wants More Than... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 4 hours ago]
5 suspects identified in Benghazi assault [Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 4 hours ago]
FBI names Benghazi suspects but no arrests yet [Published Palm Springs Desert Sun - 5 hours ago]
A socialist alter-ego? [Published New York Post - 5 hours ago]
'Close Gitmo' Twitter campaign launched [Published Press tv - 5 hours ago]
Search for tornado survivors nearly complete [Published Cleveland Advocate - 5 hours ago]
OBAMA SET TO DEFEND DRONE STRIKES AMID A DROP I... [Published Kens5.com - 6 hours ago]
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet [Published Newsvine - 7 hours ago]
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison [Published Air Force Times - News - 7 hours ago]
Guantanamo shuts down Internet service after An... [Published GlobalPost - 8 hours ago]
Pentagon wants $450 million for Guantanamo prison [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - 8 hours ago]
Pentagon Wants $450M for Guantanamo Prison [Published NewsMax.com - 8 hours ago]
Pentagon requests $450 million for Guantanamo [Published Washington Times - 8 hours ago]
FBI Identifies 5 Suspects in Benghazi Attack [Published Lakeland Ledger - 8 hours ago]
Benghazi attack suspects identified [Published Dominion Post - 9 hours ago]
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison [Published Sun Herald - 9 hours ago]
Pentagon wants $450 million for maintaining, up... [Published Washington Post - 9 hours ago]
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison [Published Huffington Post - 10 hours ago]
Has Apple's Holy Grail Runneth Over? [Published Forbes.com - 10 hours ago]
La. Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion wel... [Published WAFB - 10 hours ago]
Gitmo Price Tag Jumps By $200M As Obama Renews ... [Published Think Progress - 10 hours ago]
Benghazi attack suspects identified [Published Politico - 11 hours ago]
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet [Published MSN News - 11 hours ago]
‘Guantanamo guards shot my client 5 times for n... [Published St George West - 11 hours ago]
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Gitmo Price Tag Jumps By $200M As Obama Renews ... [Published Think Progress - 10 hours ago]
(Credit: AFP//Getty Images) The most expensive prison in the world recently became even more costly. The Guantanamo Bay prison is badly in need of renovation and it’s going to cost the American taxpayer nearly $200 million to do it . “The mess ...
‘Guantanamo guards shot my client 5 times for n... [Published St George West - 11 hours ago]
RT: Over 100 Guantanamo prisoners continue their hunger strike in protest against unlawful – and as it turns out, violent – detention. RT met with the lawyer of inmate Moath al Alawi, who has been shot by guards, denied medical treatment and ...
Guantanamo Shuts Down Wi-Fi After Anonymous Mak... [Published Mashable! - 12 hours ago]
Officials at the American military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have shut down Wi-Fi access throughtout the camp and banned the use of any social networks following threats from hacktivist collective Anonymous . Anonymous announced "Operation ...
U.S. Military Cuts Guantanamo Bay Wi-Fi After A... [Published DailyTech Main News Feed - 17 hours ago]
Anonymous launched a global online protest to mark the 100th day of the hunger strike by Guantanamo Bay prisoners         ...
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Gitmo prisoners being force-fed [Published CNN.com - Video - May 17 2013]
The battle to force feed Gitmo detainees [Published CNN.com - Video - May 16 2013]
100 Days of Guantanamo Hunger Strike: Special C... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - May 16 2013]
100 Days of Hunger Strike: US no closer to Gitm... [Published Russia Today - YouTube - May 16 2013]
Gitmo detainees cost $900,000 apiece [Published CNN.com - Video - May 16 2013]
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