Comments on: Seven Years Of Guantánamo, And A Call For Justice At Bagram http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/ Author & journalist Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:47:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Guantánamo Lawyer Calls Off Talk In Illinois After Receiving Threats Of Violence by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/comment-page-1/#comment-52404 Guantánamo Lawyer Calls Off Talk In Illinois After Receiving Threats Of Violence by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:41:33 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=799#comment-52404 [...] 86 percent of the men were picked up by Pakistani security forces at the Pakistan border. [Note: I have described the breakdown of these figures as follows: “86 percent of the prisoners were captured not by US [...] [...] 86 percent of the men were picked up by Pakistani security forces at the Pakistan border. [Note: I have described the breakdown of these figures as follows: “86 percent of the prisoners were captured not by US [...]

]]> By: ¿Quién está dirigiendo Guantánamo? Primeras señales de desacuerdo en el Pentágono… « Guerra Digital para la Resistencia Mental http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/comment-page-1/#comment-49624 ¿Quién está dirigiendo Guantánamo? Primeras señales de desacuerdo en el Pentágono… « Guerra Digital para la Resistencia Mental Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:44:10 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=799#comment-49624 [...] un mes –inspirados especialmente por el séptimo aniversario de la apertura de la prisión y por el cambio de administración-, al menos cuarenta y dos [...] [...] un mes –inspirados especialmente por el séptimo aniversario de la apertura de la prisión y por el cambio de administración-, al menos cuarenta y dos [...]

]]> By: freedetainees.org » Who’s Running Guantánamo? http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/comment-page-1/#comment-32166 freedetainees.org » Who’s Running Guantánamo? Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:20:35 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=799#comment-32166 [...] month ago — inspired, in particular, by the seventh anniversary of the prison’s opening, and by the change of administration — at least 42 prisoners at [...] [...] month ago — inspired, in particular, by the seventh anniversary of the prison’s opening, and by the change of administration — at least 42 prisoners at [...]

]]> By: freedetainees.org » Obama must not allow Bagram prison to remain an Afghan version of Guantanamo http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/comment-page-1/#comment-31157 freedetainees.org » Obama must not allow Bagram prison to remain an Afghan version of Guantanamo Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:43:47 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=799#comment-31157 [...] The Bush Administration maintains that the Bagram detainees are enemy combatants and the United States can detain them indefinitely, without charge or access to lawyers, until the end of hostilities, whenever that may be. The Supreme Court has rejected this argument repeatedly in connection with Guantanamo detainees. (See SCOTUSblog for a description of the hearing and see Andy Worthington, Seven Years Of Guantánamo, And A Call For Justice At Bagram). [...] [...] The Bush Administration maintains that the Bagram detainees are enemy combatants and the United States can detain them indefinitely, without charge or access to lawyers, until the end of hostilities, whenever that may be. The Supreme Court has rejected this argument repeatedly in connection with Guantanamo detainees. (See SCOTUSblog for a description of the hearing and see Andy Worthington, Seven Years Of Guantánamo, And A Call For Justice At Bagram). [...]

]]> By: qwstnevrythg.com » Obama must not allow Bagram prison to remain an Afghan version of Guantanamo http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/comment-page-1/#comment-31155 qwstnevrythg.com » Obama must not allow Bagram prison to remain an Afghan version of Guantanamo Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:04:58 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=799#comment-31155 [...] The Bush Administration maintains that the Bagram detainees are enemy combatants and the United States can detain them indefinitely, without charge or access to lawyers, until the end of hostilities, whenever that may be. The Supreme Court has rejected this argument repeatedly in connection with Guantanamo detainees. (See SCOTUSblog for a description of the hearing and see Andy Worthington, Seven Years Of Guantánamo, And A Call For Justice At Bagram). [...] [...] The Bush Administration maintains that the Bagram detainees are enemy combatants and the United States can detain them indefinitely, without charge or access to lawyers, until the end of hostilities, whenever that may be. The Supreme Court has rejected this argument repeatedly in connection with Guantanamo detainees. (See SCOTUSblog for a description of the hearing and see Andy Worthington, Seven Years Of Guantánamo, And A Call For Justice At Bagram). [...]

]]> By: Top Stories and Blog Review - 11th January 2008 – Politics Unlimited | UK politics news http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/comment-page-1/#comment-31054 Top Stories and Blog Review - 11th January 2008 – Politics Unlimited | UK politics news Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:41:13 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=799#comment-31054 [...] Andy Worthington soberly marks seven years of Gitmo. [...] [...] Andy Worthington soberly marks seven years of Gitmo. [...]

]]> By: 7 Years of Gitmo « Ten Percent http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/comment-page-1/#comment-31052 7 Years of Gitmo « Ten Percent Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:23:43 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=799#comment-31052 [...] Years of Gitmo 11 January, 2009 — RickB Andy Worthington marks seven years since Gitmo began operating as a concentration camp outside of the law, that is slowly coming to an [...] [...] Years of Gitmo 11 January, 2009 — RickB Andy Worthington marks seven years since Gitmo began operating as a concentration camp outside of the law, that is slowly coming to an [...]

]]> By: Frances Madeson http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/10/seven-years-of-guantanamo-and-a-call-for-justice-at-bagram/comment-page-1/#comment-31034 Frances Madeson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:16:24 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=799#comment-31034 I worked as a legislative aide in the U.S. House of Reps Committee on Education and Labor during the Carter to Reagan transition. As I recall it, the first program under the Committee's purview that David Stockman came to eviscerate was the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program--a nutritional program for infants and their nursing mothers. From a budgetary perspective, gouging WIC was immaterial. But as a symbol of the merciless power they intended to wield, it was a mighty blow. If the new Republican administration could do that--literally take food out of the mouths of newborns--they could do anything. And so it was and here we are. Conversely, closing Guantanamo, razing the facility, and most importantly, caring for the victims (who have been as helpless as infants to defend against the vicious force brought to bear on their minds, bodies and souls), is a potent symbol of hope and positive transformation. Success at our efforts in Cuba will help as we address the conditions of detainees at the Bagram facility, as well as for tens of thousands of prisoners rotting in similar U.S. run hellholes in Iraq. The struggle for justice is epic and ongoing. What else is new? I worked as a legislative aide in the U.S. House of Reps Committee on Education and Labor during the Carter to Reagan transition. As I recall it, the first program under the Committee’s purview that David Stockman came to eviscerate was the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program–a nutritional program for infants and their nursing mothers. From a budgetary perspective, gouging WIC was immaterial. But as a symbol of the merciless power they intended to wield, it was a mighty blow. If the new Republican administration could do that–literally take food out of the mouths of newborns–they could do anything. And so it was and here we are.

Conversely, closing Guantanamo, razing the facility, and most importantly, caring for the victims (who have been as helpless as infants to defend against the vicious force brought to bear on their minds, bodies and souls), is a potent symbol of hope and positive transformation. Success at our efforts in Cuba will help as we address the conditions of detainees at the Bagram facility, as well as for tens of thousands of prisoners rotting in similar U.S. run hellholes in Iraq.

The struggle for justice is epic and ongoing. What else is new?

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