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Opinion: Obama's Gitmo Flip Flop is a Win-Win

By J.D. GordonMar 8th 2011 – 7:54AM

Though no one would have guessed it during his inauguration week over two years ago -- when President Barack Obama boldly ordered the closure of Guantanamo's detention facilities and the immediate suspension of military commissions -- he has just reversed course and lifted the ban on military trials for detainees. And as...

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  • 05/08/12 Will a CIA Veteran's Book Save a Terrorist? Source: Bloomberg.com The defense of Abd Al-Rahim Al-Nashiri -- the mastermind in the bombing of the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole in 2000 -- has received a boost from a surprising source: Jose Rodriguez, a former high-ranking CIA official.
  • 05/08/12 Guantanamo trials should be open Source: The Daily Star of Bangladesh Recently, I stood before a military judge at Guantanamo Bay to argue that the press and public had a constitutional right to observe the proceedings of military commissions.
  • 05/04/12 ACLU Seeks Broad Public Access to Secret Testimony in... Source: Antiwar.com The public should be allowed to hear the five alleged 9/11 conspirators describe what the CIA did to them in secret overseas prisons, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a motion filed at the Guantanamo war court late Wednesday.
  • 05/03/12 Obama Administration Moves to Censor Torture Testimony... Source: Firedoglake Five individuals suspected of being involved in plotting the September 11th attacks are due for arraignment on May 5.
  • 05/03/12 ACLU seeks public access to 9/11 trial at Guantánamo,... Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL The American people should be allowed to hear the five accused 9/11 conspirators describe what the CIA did to them in secret overseas prisons, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a motion filed at the Guantánamo war court late Wednesday.

Background on abd al rahim al nashiri

Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri (; born January 5, 1965) is a Saudi Arabian citizen alleged to be the mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole and other terrorist attacks.

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