Originally published on Thursday, December 23, 2010 by CommonDreams.org The right to liberty is one of the foundation rights of a free people. The idea that any US President can bypass Congress and...
Updated: December 23, 2010
This article was originally published on Huffington Post on December 28, 2010 Eight young people, who the Fire Department said were "trying to stay warm," perished in a raging fire during...
Updated: December 29, 2010
January 2010The legal problem cited by the judge when he threw out the indictments against Blackwater guards was obvious to American government lawyers within days of the shooting. “It is regrettable that the...
January 2010The private contractors are accused of killing 17 unarmed civilians in Baghdad in a 2007 case that sparked an outcry. A judge says using statements from the Americans was a violation of their rights.
January 2010The Obama administration has always acknowledged that the Yemeni population at Guantanamo presents one of the most significant challenges to closing the prison camp. Of the 198 men currently at the...
January 2010US President Barack Obama's decision to suspend the repatriation of Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay is another blow to his hopes of closing the camp within the foreseeable future.
January 2010By Leili Kashani, CCR. After the Flight 253 attack, does it still make sense to close Guantanamo? It is crucial to remember that the vast majority of the men at Guantánamo should never have...
January 2010According to a Congressional Research Service report, "The controversial community organizing group Acorn has not broken any laws in the last five years." McCarthyite tactics were used in...
January 2010The New York Times has rerun an absurd story claiming that 1 in 7 Guantanamo detainees have "returned" to terrorism. By CCR lawyer Shayana Kadidal.
January 2010A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that New York City intentionally discriminated against black applicants to the Fire Department by continuing to use an exam that it had been told put them at a...
Pages
