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UK sends team to Gitmo in Binyam Mohamed case

A team of British officials flew into Guantánamo Bay to visit Binyam Mohamed, who has refugee status in the UK and is one of 41 Gitmo detainees on hunger strike, and one of 35 who are being force-fed.

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Cheney warns of nuclear attack

Former vice president Dick Cheney warned Politico.com that there’s a “high probability” the US will get nuked by terrorists during President Obama’s watch.

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Gitmo Uighurs seek asylum in Canada

Six detainees from the Guantánamo Bay military prison, including three Uighurs from China’s Xinjiang province, are seeking refugee status in Canada with the support of Canadian sponsors.

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Obama White House bullies Britain on Gitmo torture case?

The US has threatened to withhold intelligence cooperation with the UK if evidence is made public of the torture of a British resident at Guantánamo Bay, Britain’s High Court asserts in a ruling.

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Gitmo alum heads Yemen Qaeda franchise?

Fox News is having a field day with reports that a Saudi man who was released from Guantánamo Bay after a six-year stint is now the number-two man in al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen.

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Obama orders on Gitmo, torture leave ‘wiggle room’?

Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights warns that President Obama's executive order officially ending "coercive interrogation methods" actually leaves some "wiggle room" for torture.

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Obama calls for halt to Gitmo tribunals

President Barack Obama has called for a halt to the Guantánamo tribunals, directing prosecutors to seek a 120-day postponement for his administration “to review the military commission process.”

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Military announces transfer of six Gitmo detainees

The Defense Department announced the transfer of six detainees from Guantánamo Bay to Iraq, Algeria and Afghanistan. Barack Obama last week pledged to issue an executive order closing the prison camp.

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Another Gitmo detainee ordered released; use of torture admitted

A federal judge ordered the release of Gitmo detainee Mohammed el Gharani, finding the government had failed to prove he is an “enemy combatant.” Meanwhile, Susan Crawford, convening authority of Military Commissions at Guantánamo, admitted that torture has been used at the facility.