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Under the U.K. Terrorism Act, having any material deemed “likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism” is a crime.

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Monday, 20 May 2013 18:47

Guantanamo: The Tour

Last week, thanks to the generous support of the Freedom of Press Foundation, I traveled to Guantanamo during the height of a mass hunger strike to tour the detention facility, along with four other members of the media. 

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Terror suspect has been in Belmarsh prison since March after allegedly breaching bail condition

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The Justice Department declined to comment on any potential changes to the guidelines, but Attorney General Eric Holder has defended the use of sting tactics in terrorism cases.


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Guantanamo detention constitutes torture, abuse and ill-treatment. Long-term detention compounds it.

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The FBI is pushing for expanded power to eavesdrop on private Internet communications.

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Using the McChrystal Moment to Raise a Forbidden Question

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He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country.

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Abby Martin goes over the horrors of the torture that occurred at the US run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, from sexual humiliation to physical abuse, and highlights how the real criminals who implemented these policies are walking free.

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Friday, 17 May 2013 22:41

Secret arrest plans in disarray

 

A plan by police chiefs to introduce a new system of secret arrests has been thrown into doubt after Theresa May intervened to insist forces should confirm to the media the names of people who are not charged.

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Senior Obama officials tell the US Senate: the 'war', in limitless form, will continue for 'at least' another decade - or two

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Friday, 17 May 2013 22:26

Surveillance after Boston

Not a week after homemade bombs tore through a crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 8 leaving three dead and dozens wounded, law enforcement identified Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the assailants.

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A week is a long time in politics. It means, as Westminster watchers never tire of telling us, that things can change dramatically in the volatile political ecosphere. 

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U.S. military medical providers counted 102 Guantánamo prisoners as hunger strikers on Thursday, the first increase after three weeks when the number seemed to plateau at 100.


Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401521/guantanamo-hunger-strike-tally.html#storylink=cpy
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Federal authorities publicly plot encouraging bounty hunters to kidnap a fugitive black radical from a foreign country for return to prison in the U.S. to achieve long-delayed justice.

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An undercover source working for Canada’s spy agency and sensitive intelligence from the United States and Britain helped build the case against three terrorism suspects facing criminal charges, court documents indicate.

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Moazzam Begg, who is a former detainee at Guantanamo, and now Director of Cageprisoners and author of the book 'Enemy Combatant', says that the prisoners' need for some semblance of media attention far surpasses any of the other cruel and unjust factors making their lives a living hell -- like force-feeding, sexual abuse, stepped-up cavity searches and intimidation.

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The trial of extradited British men Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan has been put back until March 2014 due to the size and complexity of trial, it has been reported.

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When a former member of the Executive calls for Congress to subpoena another former member of the Executive, it is a game-changer. No longer can he rely on "Executive Privilege" to block his own testimony.

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Attorney general suggests a number detainees could be sent back to Yemen as Obama attempts to fulfil promise to close camp

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