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Rigged Trials at Gitmo

by ROSS TUTTLE
The Nation
February 20, 2008

Secret evidence. Denial of habeas corpus. Evidence obtained by waterboarding. Indefinite detention. The litany of complaints about the treatment of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay is long, disturbing and by now familiar. Nonetheless, a new wave of shock and criticism greeted the Pentagon's announcement on February 11 that it was charging six Guantánamo detainees, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, with war crimes--and seeking the death penalty for all of them.

"The more I scream they will laugh and do it again... my screams all in vain."
– Guantánamo detainee Omar Deghayes

What is the 86 Days campaign?
86 days separate two infamous dates: October 17th marks the first year anniversary of the Military Commissions Act (MCA) and January 11th marks the anniversary of the first detainee held at Guantánamo Bay. We will protest and organize during these 86 days and need you to join us!

Hypocritical Oath: Psychologists and Torture

Amy Goodman

Jun 5, 2007
By Amy Goodman

First, do no harm. This tenet of medicine applies equally to psychologists, yet they are increasingly implicated in abusive interrogations, dare we say torture, at U.S. military detention facilities like Guantanamo. While the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association both have passed resolutions prohibiting members from participating in interrogations, the American Psychological Association refuses to, despite the outrage of many of its members.

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Amnesty International

The United States government went 0 for 2 today in its attempts to arraign two people before the newly configured military commissions. Struck down by the Supreme Court just shy of a year ago, the government reformulated the commissions under new legislation passed by the Congress last fall called the "Military Commissions Act" (MCA). By the end of the day, charges were dismissed without prejudice in the cases of Omar Khadr and Salim Ahmed Hamdan.