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Mothers of Iran's detainees fare better than parents of US detainees

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
05/20/2010

Read this blog on Huffington Post.

Pre-trial Hearing of 1st Obama Military Commission Tries Child Soldier

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
05/07/2010

The pre-trial hearing for the first Military Tribunal in Obama’s presidency began last week, following the delayed release of the new manual for Military Commissions.  The government’s justification for trying Omar Khadr by Military Commission is that, in its view, his alleged murder of a US soldier via a hand grenade was a violation of the law of war. According to Lt. Col. David Frakt, under the Military Commission rules, “A detainee may be convicted of murder in violation of the law of war even if they did not actually violate the law of war.”

Let's Honor the Guantánamo Lawyers

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
03/05/2010
This month, NMG recognizes the hundreds of attorneys who have donated their time to make sure that prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have had legal representation. In the course of their work, they have also spent roughly $50,000 or more per prisoner out-of-pocket on translators, travel, research, legal filings, and the like. NMG hopes that Bagram prisoners may soon be awarded the right to challenge their detentions through the Great Writ. If that happens, several lawyers are ready to help Bagram prisoners challenge the legality of their detentions.

If Military Commissions Are So Great, Why Only 3 in 8 Years?

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
02/12/2010

Read this blog on Huffington Post and Common Dreams.

To hear the clamor for prosecuting Abdulmutallab, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and his alleged 9/11 co-conspirators by military commission, you might think commissions are better, cheaper, faster, and more appropriate than federal court trials and a sure-fire way to get stiff convictions.

Guantánamo Closure: Evolution or Revolution?

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
01/27/2010

This blog originally appeared in the Huffington Post.

Blame Won't Close Guantánamo

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
01/22/2010

Previously appeared in the Huffington Post.

It’s January 22, the anniversary of President Obama’s executive order to close Guantánamo Bay prison within a year, and Guantánamo is still open for business. Whom can we blame? Hmm…. Let’s see….

Guantánamo Eight Years On

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
01/04/2010

After the attempted bombing aboard a U.S. plane on December 25th, politicians from both sides of the aisle lost no time in publicly questioning President Obama’s plan to close Guantánamo Bay prison, to repatriate any of the 90 remaining Yemeni prisoners, or both. Republican Senators John McCain, Lindsay Graham, and Susan Collins; Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman; Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein; and several House members are among those who have thus far expressed their discomfort with some or all of the president’s closure plans.

Bringing Justice to All “Guantánamos” is Up to Us

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
12/03/2009

Guantánamo Bay prison and a network of other offshore detention and interrogation centers established to be outside the law are both a black mark on the U.S. and a historic opportunity for the American people to right our country’s course.

Guantánamo and Roses

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
08/13/2009

 

U.S. government officials today inspected a Michigan prison to determine its suitability for current Guantánamo detainees.  (See Feds to tour Michigan prison where Gitmo detainees could go.)
More and more it appears that President Obama plans to close Guantánamo by moving the detainees to a prison on the U.S. mainland, as though the Caribbean location were the problem, and not the unlimited “preventive detention” without charges or court oversight.  Such a move, if it takes place, would feed the growing misperception among Americans that the detainees at Guantánamo are all inhuman terrorists who are too dangerous to bring to mainland prisons, much less charge and try or release.

Thoughts on Releases of Guantánamo Uighurs

By: 
Nancy Talanian
Date: 
06/23/2009