Will America’s Forever Prison Finally Close on Biden’s Watch?
It’s hard to fathom how Gitmo was opened, no less how it’s lasted for 7,627 days.
Cuban Adjustment Act of US Still Privileges Cuban Migrants, Hurts Cuba
The Cuban Adjustment Act is another way the US tries to curtail the Cuban government.
Declassify the Documents From Trump’s Basement
By Leonard Goodman / Original to ScheerPost Whatever your feelings about former President Trump, there are reasons to be skeptical when government officials say it was necessary to raid his…
Guantanamo, Cuba: VII Symposium on the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases
The Seventh Iteration Of The Symposium On The Abolition Of Foreign Military Bases Was Held May 4-6, 2022 In Guantanamo, Cuba, Near The 125 Year Old US Naval Base Located…
John Kiriakou on Abu Zubaydah and Unethical CIA Practices
As negotiations for Abu Zubaydah resumed this week, the CIA agent who captured him highlights the unethical and illegal issues of the arrangement.
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John Kiriakou: Biden Is Denying CIA Torture Victims Their Day in Court
CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou comments on the legal case of five Guantanamo Bay torture victims and what its outcome could say about the US.
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Michael Smith and Zachary Sklar: Michael Ratner Was a Revolutionary Lawyer Like No Other
The late human rights lawyer took on some of the most important cases of our time, including defending Guantanamo Bay detainees and representing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Guantánamo’s Forever Elusive Endgame
Will we "celebrate" its 30th anniversary?
“20 Years of US Torture and Counting”: Report Details Post-9/11 Abuse at Gitmo and Beyond
Biden administration actions raise sobering questions about its commitment to ending the so-called 'War on Terror.'
J. Wells Dixon: Why 7 U.S. Military Officers Just Blasted the CIA
Torture victim Majid Khan’s lawyer J. Wells Dixon joins Robert Scheer to discuss his client’s shocking testimony about the CIA’s so-called “enhanced interrogation tactics.”
Ex-Prisoners Recall U.S. Torture at ‘Afghanistan’s Abu Ghraib’
"It is psychologically hard for me to recall all that was happening," said one former Bagram Air Base inmate. "The torture was mostly done by Afghans, sometimes the Americans. But…
CIA Torture Cover-Up Still Looms Over 9/11 Trials at Guantánamo
"Covering up torture is the reason that these men were brought to Guantánamo and the continuing cover-up of torture is the reason that indefinite detention at Guantánamo still exists."
With a Second War on Terror Looming, ‘The Mauritanian’ Explores the First
Imprisoned without charges for fourteen years in Guantánamo, Mohamedou Slahi is a symbol of humans' impulse to abuse power and their capacity for redemption.