President Barack Obama released a 17-minute statement on Tuesday and an official document outlining his plan for closing Guantanamo Bay prison. One of the President’s first foreign policy goals after taking office in January 2009 was to end the detentions at the facility on Cuban soil. Republicans in Congress have …
February, 2016
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10 February
Military Leaders Black Out Information on Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike
Statistics on hunger strikes and forced feeds through nasal-gastric tubes have long been a useful tool in measuring unrest at Guantanamo Bay detainment facility. At one point in 2013, the military disclosed that over 100 prisoners were on hunger strike and, at the height of their protest, 46 had been force-fed …
January, 2016
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15 January
Defense Secretary Ash Carter writing plan to relocate remaining Gitmo detainees to U.S.
After about 10% of the remaining Guantanamo Bay detainees were moved to Oman last week, bringing the number down to 93, the U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is planning for where to take the rest if they are unable to be relocated. He is planning his proposal to Barack Obama, …
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15 January
Widow sues Twitter for its role in ISIS recruitment, spread of propaganda
Tamara Fields, an American woman whose husband Lloyd was killed by a Jordanian police captain, is suing Twitter for allowing ISIS to recruit new members, raise money and spread its message on the popular social media network. ISIS claimed responsibility for the November 9th death of her husband, an Army Veteran. …