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This image of Ammar al Baluchi, who was intentionally starved down to 119 pounds, is the first photograph ever declassified of a prisoner in a CIA black site theguardian.com/us-news/articl…


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Scoop: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has tasked the deputy defense secretary, Steve Feinberg, to oversee the USS Cole bombing case, with the exclusive authority to decide whether to negotiate a plea deal that would avert a death-penalty trial. nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/…


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Good afternoon from Camp Justice at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the flags are at half-mast for Dick Cheney above the faded war court emblem. They're doing pretrial arguments today in the USS Cole case, including a new defense bid to block the defendant's 2007 tribunal.

carolrosenberg's tweet image. Good afternoon from Camp Justice at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the flags are at half-mast for Dick Cheney above the faded war court emblem. They're doing pretrial arguments today in the USS Cole case, including  a new defense bid to block the defendant's 2007 tribunal.

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Inching along: A federal appeals court directs the Justice Department to put in writing whether the full court should consider the validity of the overturned plea settlement in the 9/11 case.

carolrosenberg's tweet image. Inching along: A federal appeals court directs the Justice Department to put in writing whether the full court should consider the validity of the overturned plea settlement in the 9/11 case.

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Three Iranians in US sue ex-Shah's 'chief torturer' & head of SAVAK Parviz Sabeti in U.S. court. They accuse Sabeti of institutionalizing torture & abusive interrogations. Sabeti lives in the US. rferl.org/a/iran-lawsuit…


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Also, I probably should have included in the breaking news story that this photo emerged as evidence in the course of the suppression litigation… nytimes.com/2024/08/02/us/…


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“The goal of the program was to condition him through torture and other inhumane and coercive methods to become compliant during any government questioning,” the judge wrote. “The program worked.”


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Breaking news: A military judge has forbidden use of a 9/11 defendant's confession at his death-penalty trial, ruling the statements were the product of a campaign of torture and isolation by the CIA. nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/…


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Updated: In doing so, the civilian law enforcement role of immigration detention is being essentially militarized as the government embarks on a new, legally uncertain course of moving people it intends to deport from U.S. soil into incommunicado detention at an offshore prison.

Even with no media access to Guantánamo Bay, we give you a view from the ground. And the names of the 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has been holding inside a prison, under U.S. military guard. w/ @charlie_savage nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/…



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Even with no media access to Guantánamo Bay, we give you a view from the ground. And the names of the 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has been holding inside a prison, under U.S. military guard. w/ @charlie_savage nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/…


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Just in: No war court hearings at Guantanamo Bay this month. The 9/11 judge has cancelled his February hearings as we await a decision on the plea deal from the Circuit Court. Up next: USS Cole pretrial hearings March 10-21. nytimes.com/article/septem…

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Trial Guide: The Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo Bay

The case against the men accused of conspiring in the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.


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Baher Azmy, the attorney for the men, said in a post on X that the ruling is a "small but important win." newsweek.com/court-blocks-t…


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“'I fear being taken to Guantánamo because the news is painting it as a black hole... I also see that human rights are constantly violated at Guantánamo, so I fear what could happen to me if I get taken there,' said petitioner Abrahan Barrios Morales." @theCCR on the case!

Venezuelan Immigrants Detained in New Mexico Seek Emergency Order to Prevent Transfer to Guantánamo | Center for Constitutional Rights ccrjustice.org/home/press-cen…



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A very timely call — it should be obvious that a democracy undermines itself absolutely when it holds a torture victim without trial or charge for 20 years +. Experts call for release of Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah, arbitrarily detained ohchr.org/en/press-relea…


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The U.S. military will fly a group of migrants to its base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday. Read the full story: cbsn.ws/3WPo8sj

CBSNews's tweet image. The U.S. military will fly a group of migrants to its base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday.

Read the full story: cbsn.ws/3WPo8sj

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Trump's Defense Secretary says there "could be families" and children held at Guantanamo Bay against their will


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Sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay – a place notorious for human rights violations – is dehumanizing and cruel. This is a clear attempt by the Trump Administration to act in the shadows and avoid oversight. We need to shut down Guantanamo, not expand it. cnn.com/2025/02/04/pol…


A Cabinet-level officer is posting photos of civilian prisoners being moved to a military, law-of-war prison. If you know who these prisoners are, please let us know

President @realdonaldtrump has been very clear: Guantanamo Bay will hold the worst of the worst. That starts today.

Sec_Noem's tweet image. President @realdonaldtrump has been very clear: Guantanamo Bay will hold the worst of the worst. That starts today.
Sec_Noem's tweet image. President @realdonaldtrump has been very clear: Guantanamo Bay will hold the worst of the worst. That starts today.
Sec_Noem's tweet image. President @realdonaldtrump has been very clear: Guantanamo Bay will hold the worst of the worst. That starts today.
Sec_Noem's tweet image. President @realdonaldtrump has been very clear: Guantanamo Bay will hold the worst of the worst. That starts today.


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Here's my dispatch from the other side of Guantanamo Bay -- the one with the prison and war court, not the migrant camp -- on last month's hearings in the 9/11 case. nytimes.com/2025/02/04/us/…


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How plausible is President Trump's plan to send up to 30,000 undocumented immigrants to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay?


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