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Guantanamo ex-prosecutor slams system: interview
LONDON (AFP) - Tribunals used to try suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp were defective, immoral and "sullied" the US constitution, a former US military prosecutor said in a TV interview.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-12-03
Potential CIA chief cites critics in ending bid
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama's top pick to head the CIA blamed his sudden withdrawal from consideration on critics who blamed him for harsh Bush administration policies on interrogations, detentions and secret renditions.
Nations:U.S. People:Dianne Feinstein Michael Hayden Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-11-26
Brennan out of running for top intel post
WASHINGTON - John Brennan, President-elect Barack Obama's top adviser on intelligence, took his name out of the running Tuesday for any intelligence position in the new administration.
People:Mike McConnell Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-11-25
Official: Bin Laden's driver heading home to Yemen
WASHINGTON - Former Osama bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan is being transferred from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, back to his home country of Yemen, a senior defense official said.
Nations:Yemen People:Osama bin Laden Barack Obama Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-11-25
Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth in a major blow to the Bush administration's strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.
Nations:Afghanistan Algeria People:George W. Bush Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-11-20
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