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War on Terror - Guantanamo Bay

November 21, 2009
Democrats' Stand: 'We Are Not Afraid' To Try Guantanamo Detainees in U.S.
Congressional Quarterly Weekly, November 21, 2009 Saturday
 Senate Democrats last week backed the Obama administration's recent decision to try alleged terrorists in regular U.S. courts, hardening their stance on the issue. Fifty-six Democrats voted Nov. 17 to...
REP. CALVERT SIGNS DISCHARGE PETITION ON GUANTANAMO BAY CLOSING
US Fed News, November 21, 2009 Saturday 9:27 PM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Ken S. Calvert, R-Calif. (44th CD), issued the following news release: Today Rep. Calvert (R-CA) signed the discharge petition on H.R. 2294, the Keep Terrorists Out of Amer...
'GUANTANAMO NORTH' PLAN NEEDS NEW DIRECTION
US Fed News, November 21, 2009 Saturday 10:35 AM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., R-Wis. (5th CD), issued the following column: The Obama Administration is inching closer to bringing terrorist prisoners being held at Guantanam...
Rep. Kirk Introduces Guantanamo Detainee Transfer Impact Assessment Act
US Fed News, November 21, 2009 Saturday 10:17 AM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Kirk, R-Missouri, has introduced the Guantanamo Detainee Transfer Impact Assessment Act of 2009 (H.R. 4086), legislation that would "require that certain conditions be met ...
SEN. VITTER: TREATING GITMO DETAINEES AS TERRORISTS, NOT CITIZENS
US Fed News, November 21, 2009 Saturday 3:03 PM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The office of Sen. David Vitter, R-La., issued the following news release: Last week, President Obama's administration announced its intention to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shei...
MEMBERS OF MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAM SEATTLE RETURNS FROM GUANTANAMO BAY
US Fed News, November 21, 2009 Saturday 1:49 PM EST
 SEATTLE, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard, Northwest District, issued the following press release:
Trials to come; After Guantánamo
The Economist, November 21, 2009
 Tough choices as a deadline is missed AT HIS inauguration, Barack Obama insisted that the choice between America's safety and its ideals was a false one. In a clear dig at his predecessor for abuses i...
November 20, 2009
REP. CRENSHAW CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY FROM ADMINISTRATION ON GUANTANAMO BAY
US Fed News, November 20, 2009 Friday 9:16 PM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla. (4th CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Ander Crenshaw today (11/19) signed a discharge petition to compel the House Democratic Lead...
Pence Urges President to Overturn 'Wrongheaded Decision' Regarding Gitmo Detainees
Targeted News Service, November 20, 2009 Friday 3:29 AM EST
 Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. (6th CD), issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today urging the Obama Adm...
Roskam Statement on Giannoulias Disclosure of Receiving a National Security Council Briefing on Possibly Moving Guantanamo to Illinois
Targeted News Service, November 20, 2009 Friday 1:50 AM EST
 Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. (6th CD), has issued the following news release: Statement from Congressman Peter Roskam on the disclosure this morning from Democrat Senate Candidate Alexi Giannoulias that ...
"GUANTANAMO NORTH" PLAN NEEDS NEW DIRECTION
States News Service, November 20, 2009 Friday
 The following information was released by the office of Wisconsin Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr.: The Obama Administration is inching closer to bringing terrorist prisoners being held at Guantanamo B...
PENCE URGES PRESIDENT TO OVERTURN "WRONGHEADED DECISION" REGARDING GITMO DETAINEES
States News Service, November 20, 2009 Friday
 The following information was released by the office of Indiana Rep. Mike Pence: U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today urging t...
Court rules to release details of US, UK hand in Guantanamo 'torture'
The Daily Star (Lebanon), November 20, 2009 Friday
 More secret information relating to the alleged torture of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee should be disclosed, Britain's High Court ruled Thursday. Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohammad claims the US and B...
State GOP tones down heat on Gitmo
Chicago Daily Herald, November 20, 2009 Friday
 Illinois’ Republican congressional delegation attempted to tone down their rhetoric Thursday over housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay at a state prison by issuing a series of questions to Gov. Pat Q...
US Department of State: Guantanamo: Transfer of Yemen Detainees (Taken Question)
M2 PressWIRE, November 20, 2009 Friday
 Transfer of Yemen Detainees (Taken Question) Ian Kelly, Department Spokesman Washington, DC Question Taken at the November 18, 2009 Daily Press Briefing
The dangerous Gitmo detainees
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), November 20, 2009 Friday
 Critics of the U.S. detention of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, say the facility there is populated by prisoners who were simply in the wrong places at the wrong times in the war on terrorism.
November 19, 2009
The Real Danger of Gitmo in Illinois
Human Events Online, November 19, 2009 Thursday 4:46 PM EST
  Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) is the man responsible for northwestern Illinois' interests in the U.S. House. His constituency includes Carroll County, where the Thomson Correction Center -- po...
JAILHOUSE ROCK; NATION; INSIDE THE BELTWAY; Column
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 19, 2009
 Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES JAILHOUSE ROCK The seamless facade of support for the White House from predictable groups continues to wrinkle. President Obama may not be disappointed th...
RIGHTS-US: "NEW" MILITARY COURTS STILL LACK BASIC SAFEGUARDS.
Interpress Service, November 19, 2009
 By William Fisher NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - While conservatives complain about Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other terror suspects from Guantanamo coming to New York for trial, many legal e...
REP. SMITH: 9-11 CONSPIRATORS SHOULD BE TRIED AT GITMO
US Fed News, November 19, 2009 Thursday 10:04 AM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas (21st CD), issued the following news release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today criticized testimony by Attorney Gen...
REPUBLICAN RANKING MEMBERS DEMAND ANSWERS TO GUANTANAMO QUESTIONS FROM OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
US Fed News, November 19, 2009 Thursday 9:32 AM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee issued the following news release: U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) today join...
REPUBLICANS SEND LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA, DEMAND ANSWERS ON GITMO TERRORISTS
US Fed News, November 19, 2009 Thursday 12:30 PM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Frank R. Wolf, R-Va. (10th CD), issued the following press release: Republican Ranking Members today demanded answers to questions posed over the past 10 months about the A...
REP. FOXX OPPOSES TRANSFERRING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TO U.S.
US Fed News, November 19, 2009 Thursday 10:12 AM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. (5th CD), issued the following press release: Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC05) today voiced opposition to the Obama administration's plans to transf...
REP. HOEKSTRA INTRODUCES DISCHARGE PETITION ON GUANTANAMO BAY BILL TO FORCE ADMINISTRATION TRANSPARENCY
US Fed News, November 19, 2009 Thursday 11:50 AM EST
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich. (2nd CD), issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, today introduc...
THE FORGOTTEN DEFENDANT OF GUANTANAMO
States News Service, November 19, 2009 Thursday
 The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: by Stephen Paul Smith, Terrorism & Counterterrorism Program legal intern Prosecutors, defense counsel, a military judge, several journalis...
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