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• Raw Video: Gitmo Interrogation Video ReleasedPlusRaw Video: Gitmo Interrogation Video ReleasedRaw Video: Gitmo Interrogation Video ReleasedThe Associated PressFor the first time ever, a videotaped interrogation of a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay has been released to the public. Omar Khadr's lawyers released excerpts of their client being questioned by Canadian officials in 2003. (July 15)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Kevin White------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: Omar Khadr's Attorney --------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS:----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:------------------------------------
• Virtual GuantanamoMany so-called enemy combatants are still held at the US military run detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, most of them never charged of any crime. January 11, 2008 marked the six-year anniversary of the arrival of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. With a new administration next year, what will the US do with the remaining detainees? Draxtor Despres visited the virtual detention center in SL.
• ACLU at GITMOAnthony Romero, ACLU Executive Director, goes to Camp Justice at GITMO in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and films himself for his first-ever video blog (camera is hand-held and a bit shaky).A military commission at GITMO is prosecuting 5 of the accused planners of the 9/11 attack. The ACLU is representing some of the defendants as a matter of principle...see what Anthony saw at GITMO.http://www.aclu.org
• Close GITMO and End Military CommissionsSign the petition: http://closegitmo.comWe have the chance to help President-elect Obama reclaim democracy and restore the rule of law in our country, which he can do on his first day in office. By shutting down the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison facility, Obama can take a major step toward redeeming our nation's moral leadership in the world. And by ending unconstitutional military commissions and banning torture, he can cut ties with the highly controversial Bush era of national security.We must seize this critical moment to end the abuses that the Bush administration has perpetrated for the past eight years. That's why we partnered with the ACLU to bring to you our newest video.This is the first in a series of videos underscoring the urgent need to close GITMO and end unconstitutional military commissions. We urge you to sign the petition and ensure that the human rights violations at GITMO never occur again. Then send this video to your friends and ask them to sign up as well.The ACLU is taking this campaign even further by hosting an open Town Hall Meeting tonight at 8pm ET, when people from all across the country will gather via teleconference to discuss the state of civil liberties in our country. Take part in this important conversation, and help President-elect Obama take decisive action to close GITMO.
• GITMO Military Prosecutor Breaks His Silencehttp://cspanjunkie.org/December 02, 2008 BBC
• Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesPlusSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesThe Associated PressThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay may challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. The court ruled 5-4 that the government is violating the constitutional rights of prisoners. (June 12)A divided Supreme Court says foreign terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts. It's the third high court ruling on the subject. The previous two times, the administration and the Republican-controlled Congress changed the law to block detainees from court.Writing for the five-four majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy said: "THE LAWS AND CONSTITUTION ARE DESIGNED TO SURVIVE, AND REMAIN IN FORCE, IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES."(SOT: MICHAEL RATNER/CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS)(13:06:35) I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES. I JUST THINK IT'S THE MOST CRITICAL DECISION WE'VE WON IN YEARS AND HOPEFULLY BEGINS TO END REALLY THE EXCESSES OF THE SO CALLED WAR ON TERROR OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. The Center for Constitutional Rights represents many of the 270 men still held at the U-S Naval base in Cuba. Among the prisoners are men considered high-value targets. They including Khalid Sheik Mohammad, who the government says was the mastermind of the September 11th attacks. (SOT: MICHAEL RATNER)(13:07:38) I THINK THE HIGH MAJORITY OF PEOPLE AT GUANTANAMO WILL BE FREED BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT JUST DOES NOT HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO HOLD THEM. In Rome, President Bush said he will look into whether new legislation is appropriate.(SOT: PRESIDENT BUSH)(13:50:12) AS TO THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION. WE'LL ABIDE BY THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION. THAT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE TO AGREE WITH IT. THIS IS A DEEPLY DIVIDED COURT AND I STRONGLY AGREE WITH THOSE WHO DISSENTED. The courts most conservative members dissented. Antonin Scalia wrote that the U-S is 'at war with radical Islamists" and that the court's decision "will make the war harder on us. It will almost certainly cause more Americans to be killed."It's not clear whether the ruling will lead to prompt hearings for the detainees. Federal judges are scrambling to read the decision and figure out how to proceed. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
• Tour of Gitmo on the PlatteMore at http://www.theuptake.org. After the site and interior of the secret detention center in Denver, developed in anticipation of the DNC, was exposed, the Sheriff's Office decided they may as well give the media a tour to reassure public sentiment. Undersheriff Bill Lovingier showed TV, newspaper, radio, and new media around the facility, walking through the process a detainee would face.One change made to the facility because of the media coverage and resulting community outrage is the removal of razor wire on the interior holding pens.Lovingier explains the change and why the extra security is needed within the facility not just to prevent people from escaping, but also to prevent protest and counter-protest groups from clashing violently while being held.The ACLU has raised a concern about the process, saying Colorado law requires lawyers to meet with their clients within the detention center. Lovingier sidestepped a question about this, saying only "you're correct, that is what the ACLU has said."
• Gitmo Tape Shows Sobbing YouthThe youngest person ever accused of a war crime, Omar Khadr, can be seen crying and pleading for his death in the first surveillance tapes to be released from Guantanamo. David Martin reports.
• Sami Al-Haj freed from Gitmo after 6 years without chargeAfter More than Six Years, Al Jazeera Cameraman Sami al-Haj Released from Guantanamo BayArrested in Pakistan in December 2001, Sami al-Haj spent nearly six-and-a-half years at Guantanamo without charge or trial. He had been on a more than a year-long hunger strike to protest his imprisonment. We hear al-Haj's first public remarks from his hospital bed in Sudan and speak to his brother, Asim al-Haj. [includes rush transcript]
• Bin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryPlusBin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryBin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo JuryThe Associated PressOsama bin Laden's former driver is expected to ask the Pentagon jury that convicted him of a war crime to spare him from life in prison on Thursday, his defense lawyers said. (August 6)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:VO--GUANTANAMO BAY/COURTROOM SKETCHES]AT THE FIRST U.S. WAR CRIMES TRIAL SINCE WORLD WAR II -- A PANEL OF SIX OFFICERS DELIVERED A SPLIT VERDICT IN THE TRIAL OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S DRIVER -- SALIM HAMDAN (sah-LEEM' hahm-DAHN') -- FINDING HIM GUILTY OF AIDING TERRORISM -- BUT AQUITTING HIM OF TWO MORE SERIOUS CHARGES OF CONSPIRING TO ATTACK THE U.S.DEFENSE ATTORNEYS HAVE LONG ARGUED THE TRIALS ARE UNFAIR AND VIOLATE THE U.S. CONSITITUTION - BUT WEDNESDAY -- HIS DEFENSE TEAM APPLAUDED THE JURY'S DECISION ON THE CONSPIRACY CHARGES. [Notes:SOT --HARRY SCHNEIDER/DEFENSE ATTORNEY] I would have to think that given the case that was put on...it had to be an unwelcome development for the prosecution. [Notes:VO--COURT SKETCHES/HAMDAN]HAMDAN'S ATTORNEYS SAY BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL SYSTEM WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL -- HAMDAN FACED CONSPIRACY CHARGES ALONE.BUT THEY SAY PROSECUTORS TACKED ON THE AIDING TERRORISM CHARGES IN THE MONTHS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION -- WHEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RE-WROTE THE RULES. [Notes:SOT --CHARLES SWIFT/DEFENSE ATTORNEY] The problem is that the law was specifically written after the fact to target mr. Hamdan...and that's where you lose justice...if there was justice..mr.hamdan would have been completely aquitted. [Notes:VO -- HAMDAN/GUANTANAMO BAY]DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY NOW THAT HE'S BEEN CONVICTED -- HE'LL WILL ASK FOR LENIENCY AT HIS SENTENCING HEARING -- SET FOR THURSDAY. A SPOKESMAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE IS APPLAUDING WHAT HE CALLED "A FAIR TRIAL" -- AND SAYS PROSECUTORS WILL NOW PROCEED WITH OTHER WAR CRIMES TRIALS AT GUANTANAMO BAY. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
• Former Bin Laden Driver Leaves GitmoA former driver for Osama bin Laden was transferred from Guantanamo Bay to his homeland of Yemen to serve out the remaining 32 days of his sentence, the Pentagon said Tuesday. (Nov. 26)
• Documentary - Gitmo 'The New Rules of War' Scene 1Gitmo-The New Rules of War.EIDF 2006
• Eye To Eye: Closing Gitmo"Only On The Web": Brookings Institution's Benjamin Wittes discusses three possible ways the Obama administration could close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
• Gitmo Video Offers Glimpse of InterrogationsSelectPlusGitmo Video Offers Glimpse of InterrogationsGitmo Video Offers Glimpse of InterrogationsThe Associated PressBurying his face in his hands, a 16-year-old captured in Afghanistan sobs and calls out 'Oh Mommy!' in a hidden-camera video released Tuesday that provides the first look at interrogations inside the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay. (July 15)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:"Omar Khadr: (Cries.) Kill me. Kill me. Kill me."]For the first time lawyers for a Canadian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay --- have released videotaped excerpts of an interrogation taking place at the controversial U.S. prison in Cuba. [Notes:I'm not a doctor but I think you are getting good medical care."] [Notes:Omar Khadr: "No I'm not. You're not here (at Guantanamo)."]This footage provides a first-ever glimpse into the secretive world of questioning of suspected terrorists. (nats)Seen here -- a teenage prisoner --- Omar Khadr of Canada. The videos are being made public a week after intelligence reports showed that Khadr was abused in detention at Guantanamo Bay... [Notes:Lieutenant Commander William Kuebler, Omar Khadr's military defence attorney:] [Notes:"Contrary to everything the Canadian public has been told about Omar Khadr, the tapes do not show a dangerous terrorist but instead a frightened, wounded Canadian boy pleading for help.]Khadr's attorney's hope the tapes will shame Canadian politicians into lobbying Washington for the repatriation of the now-21-year-old...before a military tribunal at Guantanamo later this year.He's been in custody for six years---but not convicted of anything. [Notes:Nathan Whitling, Khadr's Canadian lawyer] [Notes:"The effect of the tapes should be to just make it that much more inexplicable and inexcusable that (Canadian) Prime Minister Stephen Harper refuses to stand up for the rights of a Canadian citizen and demand Omar Khadr's return."]Yet despite what appears on the tape--after watching the tape------one former FBI interrogator ---thinks viewers should approach the material with caution. [Notes:JACK CLOONAN/ Former FBI Agent] [Notes:'what we are seeing is a small insight into seven hours of tape interview...']The seven hours of video were recorded over four days of questioning of the teen. Cloonan who was tasked with hunting down Osama bin laden ---has interviewed a number of al-qaida operatives in the past [Notes:JACK CLOONAN/ Former FBI Agent] [Notes:'what you see in the video that has been released......a range of emotions..when he is left to himself he cries--but he probably realizes he's being videotaped...so is that legitimate? mm it could be.....but some people would look at it and say this is a game.....and even the integrator says that.....]Khadr, the son of an alleged al-Qaida financier, was born in Canada but raised in Afghanistan.He is scheduled to face trial for allegedly lobbing a grenade that killed a U.S. Special Forces soldier in 2002. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: Michael Waldon ------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: APTN and handout --------------------------
• Colorado State Penitentiary Similar To GitmoThe end of a Frontline Special on teens serving life in prison. But it is equally interesting for what is going on in our state prisons.Frontline was not permitted to film inside or outside the Super Max prison in Colorado or interview any inmates. The only pictures we see was video evidence used in a murder trial. We also hear from the teen subject through a 2004 Human Rights Watch interview which reveals that inmates are denied counsel, due process, testimony is confidential and not given to the inmates and prisoners have no release dates.Again, these are regular teens and American citizens incarcerated for crimes unrelated to terrorism.Scary
• Court voids Gitmo rulingMore at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080601YTMichael Ratner: This decision is the death knell for Guantanamo
• Gitmo Detainees ReleasedFor the first time, a federal judge has ordered the release of 6 Algerian detainees held at Guantanamo Bay who were considered to be enemies of the U.S. Wyatt Andrews explains why.
• Promises: The Challenges of Closing Gitmo12/8/08: What happens after Obama shuts down the infamous detention center? The ACLU's Anthony Romero and NEWSWEEK's Dan Ephron discuss (Video: Lee Wang, Ira Spitzer).
• *THE CLOSING OF GITMO* OLBERMANNJUNE 21, 2007 KEITH OLBERMANN
• Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesPlusSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Gitmo DetaineesThe Associated PressThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. (June 12)The U-S Supreme Court says foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights to challenge their detention in civilians courts. The five to four vote hands the Bush administration it's third setback over treatment of prisoners. The men are being held indefinitely at the U-S Naval base in Cuba. Some have been there for more than six years. Among the prisoners are men considered high-value targets. They including Khalid Sheik Mohammad, who the government says was the mastermind of the September 11th attacks. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion that "The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times." It's not clear whether this ruling, unlike the first two, would lead to prompt hearings for the detainees, so ___ ___, The Associated Press.
• Obama Moves To Close GitmoPresident-Elect Obama's transition team has started looking into what it will take to move prisoners at Guantanamo to a Navy base in South Carolina, but it may not be that easy. David Martin reports.
• US Asks to Rewrite Gitmo Detainee EvidencePlusUS Asks to Rewrite Gitmo Detainee EvidenceUS Asks to Rewrite Gitmo Detainee EvidenceThe Associated PressThe Bush administration wants to rewrite the official evidence against Guantanamo Bay detainees, allowing it to shore up its cases before they come under scrutiny by civilian judges for the first time. (June 20)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:guantanamo file]For years, the U-S government has stood behind the evidence it used to hold detainees at Guantanamo Bay. But now that those prisoners have the right to challenge their detention, the Bush administration wants to rewrite the evidence.Government lawyers say they want more time to add new details and make other changes to their cases before those hearings begin.SOTMatt Apuzzo/The Associated Press"there's an argument to be made that really you're just moving from one court to another and so you need to make a few changes. But certainly the attorneys for the detainees think this is absolutely indicative that they don't believe their own evidence."Earlier this month, the Supreme Court cleared the way for detainees to challenge their detention in civilian court. Attorneys for the detainees say the government's request is proof that the evidence is flimsy.SOTDavid Remes/Detainee Attorney 32:06 at this stage of the game, it's sort of an admission that the original returns were defective, and also an admission that the government thinks it needs to beef up evidence it originally presented in order to justify holding these men [Notes:video of documents]The government's case is laid out in documents called factual returns.Federal judges will decide whether the Justice Department can rewrite the documents. The Justice Department had no comment.The Supreme Court's ruling was a blow to the Bush administration, which has long been criticized for detaining prisoners at Guantanamo.SOTMatt Apuzzo/The Associated Press"No doubt the government didnot want to go to court on this. They have been fighting this every step of the way" The ruling means federal judges could end up ordering some detainees to be released. However, those orders will depend on security concerns. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
• Sen. Durbin Asks Why Pentagon Official is "Proud" of GitmoDecember 11, 2007
• Canadian Mother Speaks Out on Son at GitmoPlusCanadian Mother Speaks Out on Son at GitmoCanadian Mother Speaks Out on Son at GitmoThe Associated PressFollowing Tuesday's release of emotional footage of a young Canadian's interrogation five years ago at Guantanamo Bay, the 21-year-old's mother pleaded for his return to Canada. (July 16)OMAR KHADR -- THE YOUNG CANADIAN WHO WAS CAPTURED BY U.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN SIX YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS JUST FIFTEEN --- IS FAST BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO BAY. NATS SOUND --IN CANADA WEDNESDAY -- HIS FAMILY REACTED TO THIS EMOTIONAL FOOTAGE OF HIM IN 2003 DESCRIBING HIS TREATMENT AT GUANTANAMO BAY AS HE WAS BEING INTERROGATED BY CANADIAN OFFICIALS AT THE DETENTION FACILITY. [Notes:SOT -- KHADR'S MOTHER] 'my son is calling for me....and i'm sitting here....(cut)...and I know it is four or five years ago....but he's calling me.' [Notes:VO --GITMO FOOTAGE]HIS ATTORNEYS RELEASED THE FOOTAGE HOPING TO PERSUADE THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO SEEK HIS RETURN TO CANADA FOR TRIAL -- RATHER THAT GOING BEFORE THE U.S. SPECIAL TRIBUNAL IN GUANTANAMO LATER THIS YEAR.HIS MOTHER SHE SAYS SHE LAST SAW HIM THE SAME JULY HE WENT MISSING. [Notes:SOT--KHADR'S MOTHER]maybe a week before he went missing....he was visiting us frequently...and one time he went and never came back again. [Notes:VO -- GITMO FOOTAGE]KHADR IS ACCUSED OF THROWING A GRENADE IN 2002 THAT KILLED A U-S SOLDIER IN AFGHANISTAN.HIS SISTER HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL FOOTAGE. [Notes:SOT -- KHADR'S SISTER]I'm not saying my brother is guilty...and i'm not saying he's innocent...i'm saying what's happening is not right...to an enemy or a friend. [Notes:VO--GITMO VIDEO]THE AMERICAN MILITARY LAWYER WHO IS DEFENDING KHADR SAYS THE CANADIAN WON'T GET A FAIR TRIAL AT GUANTANAMO BAY. BUT CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER HAS DISMISSED CALLS THAT CANADA LOBBY FOR HIS RETURN --- SAYING THE 21 YEAR OLD SHOULD REMAIN AT THE U.S. PRISON. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
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• MAF going to GITMO -- waiting to take off!MAF is sending our Chairman Melanie Morgan, Exec. Director Cat Moy with Gold Star Mom Debbie Lee and Miss Florida 2007 Kylie Williams to GITMOWe are in Ft. Lauderdale staging right now, ready to get on the plane that will take us to Guantanamo
• Gitmo Part 5/8Documentary into Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib Prisons
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• Gitmo Part 3/8Documentary into Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib Prisons
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