In this speech, U.S. Senator Carl Levin traces the origins of interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. He argues the techniques "were based on abusive tactics...used by the Chinese communists" and "never intended to be used against detainees in our custody."
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Federal officials visited a prison in northwest Illinois Monday that the government might buy to house Guantanamo Bay detainees. The AP’s Mark Carlson reports from Thomson, Illinois. (Nov. 16)
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A new video released by the American Civil Liberties Union this week features family members of 9/11 victims calling for federal trials of terrorism suspects. The families were interviewed before the Obama administration announced today that certain Guantánamo detainees will be transferred to the...
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PlusJudge to Bush Admin.: Guantanamo Is Top PriorityJudge to Bush Admin.: Guantanamo Is Top PriorityThe Associated PressA federal judge overseeing Guantanamo Bay lawsuits ordered the Justice Department to put other cases aside and make it clear throughout the Bush administration that the detainee...
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Barack Obama announced he planned to close the US military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that raised the question — where to send the facilities' terrorist suspects. Lawmakers in several states with suitable facilities say they don’t want them. But as VOA's Kane Farabaugh rep...
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