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The Collapse of the Guantanamo Myth

When announcing in 2002 that the U.S. would detain al Qaeda fighters at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld famously described the base as "the best, least worst place." Mr. Rumsfeld's quip distilled a truth: The U.S. would capture … Continue reading

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Closing Guantánamo Fades as a Priority

WASHINGTON — Stymied by political opposition and focused on competing priorities, the Obama administration has sidelined efforts to close the Guantánamo prison, making it unlikely that President Obama will fulfill his promise to close it before his term ends in … Continue reading

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Ex-CIA lawyer: Gitmo IDs graver than Plame leak

Covertly taken photos of CIA interrogators that were shown by defense attorneys to al Qaeda inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison represent a more serious security breach than the 2003 outing of CIA officer Valerie Plame, the agency’s former general … Continue reading

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Possible Indefinite Detention Order Riles Critics

The political battle over the fate of the detainees at Gunatanamo Bay just got more contentious. The Obama administration is considering an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, a move that would be in … Continue reading

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