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Group of men arrested after they were found in the rear of a U Haul van in Coeur d'Alene

Nation Jun 13

News Wrap: Patriot Front members free on bail after arrest at Idaho LGBTQ event

Politics Mar 07

U.S. Army troops stand guard over Sally Port One at Camp Delta where detainees are held at the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba January 18, 2006. About 500 detainees captured as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during the war in Afghanistan are held in the prison's complexes.
After 20 years at Guantanamo, Mohammad Ahmad al-Qahtani transferred out of detention facility back to Saudi Arabia

A Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was suspected of trying to join the 9/11 hijackers has been sent back to his home country for treatment for mental illness.

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

World Feb 05

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9/11 suspect, Gitmo detainee to be transferred back to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. is preparing to transfer a man suspected of being a 9/11 hijacker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon announced that this comes after a review board recommended Mohammed al-Qahtani be transferred so he can be treated…

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Politics Jan 10

Chain link fence and concertina wire surrounds a deserted guard tower within Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 21, 2016. Photo by Lucas Jackson/REUTERS
Joe Biden’s silence on Guantanamo Bay frustrates closure advocates as prison turns 20

Advocates for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center were hopeful when President Joe Biden took office. And they were relieved this summer as the U.S. released a prisoner. Many are now increasingly impatient.

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

Arts Dec 07

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Alex Gibney’s ‘The Forever Prisoner’ reveals CIA torture tactics

A new HBO documentary that debuted this week tells the story of a man once thought to be a top al-Qaida operative. It also reveals U.S. attempts to justify torture in the name of protecting Americans. Amna Nawaz recently sat…

By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran

Dec 07

WATCH: Senate Judiciary committee holds hearing on closing of Guantanamo Bay

By News Desk

Senate Judiciary committee held a hearing on Tuesday on closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay.

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Sep 09

Guantanamo Bay prison remains an unresolved legacy of 9/11

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 when he ended the war in Afghanistan, but he has yet to do much about another: the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

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Jul 19

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As Biden releases first Guantanamo detainee, could the camp’s closure be far behind?

By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran

The Biden administration released its first detainee from the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba on Monday. Abdul Latif Nasser was never charged with a crime, yet remained detained for 19 years. Nearly 800 prisoners have…

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Jul 19

First Guantanamo detainee sent to home country in policy shift

By Dino Hazell, Associated Press

The Biden administration transferred a Guantánamo Bay detainee to his home country for the first time, a policy shift from the Trump presidency that repatriated a Moroccan man.

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Jan 30

US pauses plan to give virus vaccine to Guantanamo prisoners

By Associated Press

Pentagon chief spokesman John Kirby said in a tweet Saturday that the Defense Department would be “pausing” the plan to give the vaccination to those held at Guantanamo while it reviews measures to protect troops who work there.

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