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The worst human rights violator in Cuba
For decades, American politicians have denounced human rights violations in Cuba. With good cause, they've accused the Castro brothers of rounding up political prisoners, torturing them, and detaining them for years with no charges filed and no access...
Tags: Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush, Defense, U.S. Congress
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The Guantanamo dilemma
When he ran for president, Barack Obama laid out the case against the detention of inmates at Guantanamo Bay: "It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens cooperation with our allies on...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, American Civil Liberties Union, Yemen, Barack Obama
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The cost of Guantanamo
The hunger strike by inmates protesting conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba is forcing the Obama administration to revisit its policy of indefinite detention without trial for terrorist suspects. It's about time. As Mr. Obama noted...Tags: Terrorism, Human Rights, Strikes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace
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Letter: Why Gitmo may be here to stay
Re "Obama renews call to close prison," May 1 The slogan "Close Guantanamo" obscures as much as it illuminates. To be sure, the prison there must close, for as President Obama said this week, it is an affront to American values, our global standing...
Tags: Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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Guantanamo camp burns through $900,000 a year per inmate
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - It's been dubbed the most expensive prison on Earth and President Barack Obama cited the cost this week as one of many reasons to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, which burns through some $900,000 per...Tags: USA Today, Budget Control Act of 2011, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Elections
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Guantanamo detainee says prison 'shakedown' sparked hunger strike
WASHINGTON — Obaidullah, an Afghan villager captured with diagrams of improvised bombs, has marked nearly 11 years as a detainee at the U.S. naval base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Three months ago, outraged by what he called another prison...
Tags: Strikes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Elections, White House
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A history of terrorism out of Chechnya
A massive Russian crackdown on Chechnya's bid for independence in the 1990s and the installation of loyal leaders there pushed the Caucasus Muslim enclave from the headlines years ago. But resentment has festered and at times bled into the global holy war...
Tags: Terrorism, Emily Alpert, Sports, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jyllands-Posten (newspaper)
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Torture without excuses
The autopsy gave a spare account of how the 52-year-old man died. He suffered blunt force injuries on his torso and legs, and abrasions on his left wrist indicated he had been tied or shackled down. One of his neck bones was fractured. Death came "as a...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Asa Hutchinson, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Sports, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Festering Chechen militancy not just Russia's problem
Initial reports on the possible motives for two Chechen brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings suggest there was little if any instigation from their volatile Russian homeland or an international Islamic militant force such as Al Qaeda....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sports, Jyllands-Posten (newspaper), Central Intelligence Agency, Afghanistan
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Study alleges 'indisputable' use of torture under Bush
NEW YORK — An independent review of the U.S. government's anti-terrorism response after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks found that it was "indisputable" the U.S. engaged in torture and the George W. Bush administration bore responsibility. The...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Asa Hutchinson, United Nations, Central Intelligence Agency, George W. Bush
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Obama pledges to renew efforts to close Guantanamo prison
WASHINGTON – President Obama said Tuesday he is renewing efforts to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and will search for members of Congress to help him get it done. “I’m going to go back at this,” Obama...Tags: Mark Twain, Barack Obama, White House, MSNBC (tv network), Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 2
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- SEOUL/WASHINGTON - North Korea sentenced an American citizen to 15 years of hard labor on Thursday for crimes against the state, prompting a U.S. call for his amnesty in hopes of avoiding him becoming a bargaining chip between...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Viral Diseases and Infections, Barack Obama
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