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"Confidential memo reveals US plan to provoke an invasion of Iraq" The Guardian June 21, 2009
"Talk, not torture, gets the information: Fear, domination and control are not effective methods of making out enemies talk." By Matthew Alexander. Dec. 30, 200.
"Cheney Says He 'Signed Off' on Waterboarding." By Jason Leopold. The Public Record. Dec. 22, 2008.
"Last Guantanamo Trial of Bush Era is Delayed." By Jane Sutton. Reuters. Dec. 10, 2008.
"Musicians Tell US to Ban Using Songs as Torture." By Rosie Swash. Guardian.co.uk. Dec. 10, 2008.
"Justices Take Case on President’s Power to Detain." By Adam Liptak. The New York Times. Dec. 6, 2008.
"Ex-Generals to Urge Obama Action on Torture Issue." By Randall Mikkelson, Reuters. Truthout. Dec. 2, 2008.
"Ahead for Obama: How to Define Terror." By Jonathan Mahler. The New York Times. November 29, 200.
"Military Inquires Into Possible Detainee Abuse in Afghanistan." By Kirk Semple. The New York Times. Dec. 2, 2008.
"New Era for Human Rights: Tipsheet for Obama." By William F. Schulz. The Boston Globe. Nov. 25, 2008
"Osama bin Laden's Driver Headed Home to Yemen." By Carol Rosenberg. The Miami Herald. Nov. 25, 2008.
"Court Hears Appeal on Uighurs Held at US Guantanamo Detention Facility."
"Judge Orders Release of 5 Terror Suspects at Gitmo." By
"Barack Obama Will Find Closing Guantanamo is Easier Said Than Done." By Con Coughlin. Telegraph.co.uk. Nov. 17, 2008.
"The Human Cost of Guantanamo." Editorial. San Francisco Chronicle. Nov. 17, 2008.
"Gitmo Disappointment Coming." By Alan Bock. AntiWar.com. Nov. 16, 2008.
"Bagram's Black Hole." By Daphne Eviatar. Law.com. November 13, 2008.
"How Obama Can Help Redeem the White House." By Amy Goodman, Truthdig. AlterNet. Nov. 13, 2008.
"U.S. Religious Groups Want Obama to Ban Torture." By Michael Conlon. The New York Times. Nov. 12, 2008.
"Former Guantánamo Captives Continue to Struggle, Report Says." By Reuters. The New York Times. Nov. 12, 2008.
"Guantanamo Bay Detainees Require New President's Quick Attention." By J.D. Tuccille. Examiner.com. Nov. 12, 2008.
"Experts Ask Can U.S. Courts Can Handle Terrorism Cases." By Tom Brune. Newsday.com. Nov. 11, 2008.
"Obama Legal Advisers Draft Plans for Guantánamo." By Suzanne Goldenberg. Nov. 10, 2008.
"Next President Will Face Test on Detainees." By William Glaberson and Margot Williams. The New York Times. Nov. 2, 2008.
"US: Iraq Security Deal Should Shield Detainees." Press Release. Human Rights Watch. Oct. 29, 2008.
"Former Prosecutor Says Gitmo Ruling Wrecks US Case." By Mike Melia. The Associated Press. Oct. 29, 2008.
"Defense Lawyers Get Access To Secret Guantanamo Camp." By Peter Finn. The Washington Post. Oct. 28, 2008.
Sky News, Ireland. Posted Oct. 27, 2008
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