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Officials: Gitmo court system likely to stay open

Mick Meaney May 4, 2009 0

By LARA JAKES | The Obama administration may revamp and restart the Bush-era military trial system for suspected terrorists as it struggles to determine the fate of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and fulfill

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The compulsive liars in blue

Mick Meaney May 4, 2009 1

IT’S NOT the violence of the police that gives away their nature–it’s the systematic compulsive Bart Simpson-style lying. They could be caught on film battering someone with a cricket bat, and in seconds, they’d

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Obama administration indicates military commission trials to resume

Mick Meaney May 4, 2009 2

Recent statements by top Obama administration officials and reports in the New York Times and Washington Post indicate that President Barack Obama plans to resume the system of military commission trials for some Guantánamo

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US accused of violating its amnesty in Iraq

Mick Meaney May 4, 2009 1

US-allied anti-Qaeda militia leader says his arrest violates amnesty deal with Americans. BALAD, Iraq – A senior anti-Qaeda militia leader allied with American forces said on Monday that his arrest was a violation of

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US accused of violating its amnesty in Iraq

Mick Meaney May 4, 2009 0

US-allied anti-Qaeda militia leader says his arrest violates amnesty deal with Americans. BALAD, Iraq – A senior anti-Qaeda militia leader allied with American forces said on Monday that his arrest was a violation of

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