Comments on: Senate Finally Allows Guantánamo Trials In US, But Not Homes For Innocent Men

By: Congress And The Dangerous Drive Towards Creating A Military State

Congress And The Dangerous Drive Towards Creating A Military State — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:22:17 +0000

[...] attacks on the President’s power before, through legislation preventing any prisoner from being brought to the US mainland for any reason except to face a trial, and through moves to prevent the President from closing Guantánamo by [...]

By: Obama’s National Security Policy: The Death of Hope and Change « roger hollander

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:37:34 +0000

[...] Republicans in Congress — and cowardly members of Obama’s own party — bear considerable blame for the descent into paralysis of those few parts of the President’s bold promises that he had [...]

By: House Kills Plan to Close Guantánamo « Dandelion Salad

House Kills Plan to Close Guantánamo « Dandelion Salad — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:35:59 +0000

[...] from bringing any prisoner to the US mainland for any reason (even to face a trial) and had only relented in October, allowing prisoners to be brought to the US mainland for trials, but not for any other [...]

By: Judge Orders Release From Guantánamo of Russian Caught in Abu Zubaydah’s Web | themcglynn.com/theliberal.net

Tue, 18 May 2010 18:06:26 +0000

[...] was cleared for release in 2007. The resolutions also urged Congress to repeal legislation passed last year, preventing any former Guantánamo prisoner from entering the United States except for [...]

By: Andy Worthington: Swiss Take Two Guantanamo Uighurs, Solve Obama’s Problem | Twitmerlin - News, Celebs Gossip, Social Media

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:01:38 +0000

[...] I explained in an article at the time: [T]he Supreme Court was faced with a tricky legal decision, because the justices will [...]

By: Lawyers Appeal Guantanamo Trial Convictions « freedetainees.org

Lawyers Appeal Guantanamo Trial Convictions « freedetainees.org — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:12:55 +0000

[...] “it remains a mystery what will happen to Mr. al-Bahlul. Although he is serving a life sentence, under current US law, he can’t be transferred out of Guantánamo to a prison on the mainland because detainees can [...]

By: Guantánamo “Closed” a Year Ago: Why We Still Protest and Fast / Waging Nonviolence

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:56:22 +0000

[...] of unsubstantiated claims of “recidivism.” Succumbing to the fear-mongering, the U.S. Congress has barred the settling of innocent men from Guantánamo into the United States. The vote, which passed the Senate 79-19, effectively [...]

By: Rubbing Salt in Guantanamo’s Wounds: Task Force Announces Indefinite Detentions | themcglynn.com/theliberal.net

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:10:32 +0000

[...] prisoner to settle in the United States, if they cannot be repatriated, lies with the president, with lawmakers, with the Justice Department and judges in the Court of Appeals and numerous media [...]

By: Obama’s Countdown to Failure on Guantanamo « freedetainees.org

Obama’s Countdown to Failure on Guantanamo « freedetainees.org — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:39:10 +0000

[...] on the Uighurs’ behalf, Obama not only allowed opportunistic lawmakers to exploit his weakness (passing a law preventing any cleared prisoner being rehoused in the US), but also made it difficult for [...]

By: Truthout Video: The Human Cost of Guantánamo by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:08:33 +0000

[...] A main difficulty, said Worthington, is finding a place to go to for those who have been cleared of terrorist activities. Even though a handful of European countries have allowed former detainees to resettle, there remain dozens in Guantánamo with nowhere to go. The problem, said Worthington, is that members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are indulging in fearmongering and not allowing prisoners who have been found innocent to resettle in the US. [...]