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Judge Denies Gitmo Lawyers' Bid to Block Requirement to Live at Camp Justice

Judge Denies Gitmo Lawyers' Bid to Block Requirement to Live at Camp Justice The lawyers say the area they are required to live and work in at Guantanamo Bay could be contaminated and unsafe.  Read More

Rebecca Gordon | Trump's Recycling Program, War Crimes and War Criminals, Old and (Potentially) New

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29 March 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News APPEAL FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE ON CONTRIBUTIONS - We are doing everything in our power to raise the basic funding needed to run the organization. A small group of dedicated supporters are responding, but literally hundreds of thousands are not. In 18 years we have never seen anything like this level of difficulty. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Rebecca Gordon | Trump's Recycling Program, War Crimes and War Criminals, Old and (Potentially) New  Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch Gordon writes: "A barely noticed anniversary slid by on March 20th. It's been 15 years since the United States committed the greatest war crime of the twenty-first century: the unprovoked, aggressive invasion of Iraq." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donatio...

Andy Borowitz | Former Hippies Put in Horrible Position of Rooting for FBI

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02 February 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News Andy Borowitz | Former Hippies Put in Horrible Position of Rooting for FBI  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker   Borowitz writes: "Former hippies across the United States have been put in the unbearable position of rooting for the F.B.I., hippies have confirmed."   READ MORE The Trump White House's Laughable Spin That the Release of the Nunes Memo Is All About 'Transparency'   Aaron Blake, The Washington Post   Blake writes: "President Trump is just trying to be forthcoming, you see. He wants to get it all out there! Except he clearly doesn't."   READ MORE I Was a Guantanamo Detainee - This Is What I Think of Trump's Plan to Keep It Open   Moazzam Begg, The Independent   Begg writes: "Sixteen years ago today, at midnight, agents of the Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, and the CIA kidnapped me at gunpoint in front of my family. They took me on a torturous ...

Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open

News Updates from CLG 31 January 2018 http://www.legitgov.org/ All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news   Previous edition:  NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve   Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open  | 30 Jan 2018 | U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, the White House announced Tuesday. Trump made it clear during his 2016 campaign for president that he wanted to keep Guantanamo open...The order says the U.S. maintains the option to detain additional enemy combatants at the detention centre in Cuba, when necessary. It requires the defence secretary to recommend criteria for determining the fate of individuals captured by the United States in armed conflict, including sending them to Guantanamo Bay.   Trump pledges to 'make America great again for all Americans' ...