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• Obama to revive Guantanamo military trials, AFP (5/12/2009)
• Diplomatic memos reveal Chinese efforts to block Guantanamo prisoner's asylum bid, Chistian Science Monitor (5/12/2009)
• Bill to include money for relocating Gitmo inmates, AP (5/11/2009)
• Gitmo to keep key role after detainees, United Press International (5/10/2009)
• Republicans: Closing Guantanamo 'dangerous,' Voice of America (5/9/2009)
• Obama to revive Guantanamo trials, report, Reuters (5/9/2009)
• House won't fund Guantanamo closing until plan is ready, Wall Street Journal (5/9/2009)
• Several Guantanamo Bay detainees to be released in Washington D.C., suburbs, say sources, New York Daily News (5/7/2009)
• Lawmakers spar over closing Guantanamo prison, Fox News (5/7/2009)
• Senator, bucking leaders, to seek Gitmo funds, Washington Times (5/7/2009)
• Democrats face hard time over Guantanamo, Los Angeles Times (5/7/2009)
• Gates talks Guantanamo with Saudis, Voice of America (5/6/2009)
• Spain could open second Guantanao torture probe, Reuters (5/5/2009)
• US asks Germany, France to take Guantanamo inmates, AFP (5/5/2009)
• Germany: Gitmo is U.S. problem to solve, ABC News (5/4/2009)
• Democrats leave Gitmo closing money out of bill, AP (5/4/2009)
• Berlin gives US request on Guantanamo inmates, AFP (5/3/2009)
• Spanish judge opens probe into Guantanamo torture, Tehran Times (5/2/2009)
• U.S. may revive Guantanamo military courts, New York Times (5/1/2009)

• Senators press for Gitmo closing details, AP (4/30/2009)
• Gates seeks $50 million to keep detainees in the U.S., United Press International (4/30/2009)
• Swedish court secures ex-Guantanamo Uighur's asylum quest, The Christian Science Monitor (4/30/2009)
• Gates grilled over fate of Guantanamo inmates, Reuters (4/30/2009)
• U.S. lawyer hopeful on Sudan Gitmo detainees, Reuters (4/30/2009)
• 50-100 Gitmo inmates can't be tried, freed, AFP (4/30/2009)
• Spanish judge opens new Guantanamo probe, Miami Herald (4/29/2009)
• Holder close to making decision on Gitmo detainees, AP (4/26/2009)
• Holder seeks Europe's help to close Guantanamo, AP (4/26/2009)
• Top US lawmaker opposes Guantanamo Uighur release, AFP (4/24/2009)
• Chinese Muslim inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison to be freed in U.S., The Chicago Tribune (4/24/2009)
• Montana town wants its empty jail to be the new Gitmo, AP (4/24/2009)
• Judge orders Canada to seek terror suspect's return, Bloomberg (4/23/2009)
• Judge adopts Obama standard for Gitmo detention, AP (4/23/2009)
• Top Republicans urge Obama to rethink Guantanamo closure, AFP (4/20/2009)
• Spanish judge keeps Guantanamo probe alive, Reuters (4/17/2009)
• AG Holder: Closing Gitmo a "daunting challenge," Miami Herald (4/15/2009)
• Guantanamo capitve phones TV office, claims abuse, Reuters (4/13/2009)
• U.S.: No sites chosen for Guantanamo detainees, Miami Herald (4/13/2009)
• Lawyers, judges bitter at Obama guantanamo delays, AFP (4/10/2009)
• Obama's Guantanamo task force mulls fate of Chinese detainees, Fox News (4/9/2009)
• US judge lambasts government Guantanamo lawyers, AFP (4/8/2009)
• Judge reinstates lawyer fired by US, AP (4/8/2009)
• Appeals court says Uighurs won't get 30-day notice, AP (3/7/2009)
• Austria rejects Gitmo detainees, Philadelphia Inquirer (4/7/2009)
• Red Cross: Gitmo medical personnel violated ethics, AP (4/7/2009)
• Guantanamo Uighurs take case to US Supreme Court, AFP (4/6/2009)
• Judge: U.S. withheld evidence of Guantanamo witness's mental illness, Kansas City Star (4/6/2009)
• Slow steps on closing Guantanamo, AFP (4/5/2009)
• France agrees to take Guantanamo inmate, AFP (4/3/2009)
• Venezuelan offer for Guantanamo, BBC News (4/2/2009)
• In a first, court says military erred in a Guantanamo case, The News and observer (4/1/2009)

• Chinese inmates at Guantanamo pose a dilemma, Washington Post (3/31/2009)
• Yemeni held at Guantanamo since 2001 to be released, CNN (3/31/2009)
• Spanish judge considers trying U.S. officials over Guantanamo, Los Angeles Times (3/29/2009)
• Detainee's harsh treatment foiled no plots, Washington Post (3/29/2009)
• HRW calls for US, Yemen agreement on detainees, AFP (3/29/2009)
• Albania: Obama petitioned accept Uighurs in US, AP (3/28/2009)
• Ex-State Dept. lawyer decries torture after 9/11, AP (3/28/2009)
• Pentagon asks lawyers to defend detentions at condemed Guantanamo camp, Miami Herald (3/27/2009)
• U.S.-E.U. talks on Guantanamo are stalling, United Press International (3/25/2009)
• New details of torture allegations spark new debate, Voice of America (3/23/2009)
• U.S. tried to win ex-Guantanamo detainees silence, Reuters (3/23/2009)
• Terror suspects lodge Geneva Convention complaint, AFP (3/21/2009)
• NI 'should take Guantanamo freed,' BBC News (3/20/2009)
• Ex-Bush admin official: Many at Gitmo are innocent, AP (3/19/2009)
• Guantanamo detainees may be released in U.S., Wall Street Journal (3/19/2009)
• US rejects deal to end long Gitmo hunger strike, AP (3/18/2009)
• Munich ready to welcome Guantanamo's Uighurs, Taipei Times (3/18/2009)
• Old cases may mean new trials for Gitmo detaineees, AP (3/16/2009)
• EU officials to discuss taking in Guantanamo detainees, Voice of America (3/16/2009)
• Freed British resident detainee seeks justice for alleged rendition mistreatment, Reuters (3/13/2009)
• U.S. balks at freeing Guantanamo detainees: Britain, Reuters (3/13/2009)
• Obama drops enemy combatant term in Guantanamo cases, Bloomberg (3/13/2009)
• Obama lawyers: Ex-Guantanamo detainees have no rights, Miami Herald (3/13/2009)
• Guantanamo detainee says Brits aided his torture, New York Times (3/13/2009)
• US envoy named for Guantanamo detainee issue, AFP (3/12/2009)
• Obama undecided on where to put Guantanamo detainees, Miami Herald (3/12/2009)
• U.S. diplomat may get key role in closing Guantanamo, Reuters (3/11/2009)
• Officials: Taliban ops chief once held at Guantanamo, AP (3/11/2009)
• UN expert wants Gitmo probe before camp closes, AP (3/10/2009)
• Guantanamo cases proceed despite Obama freeze, Reuters (3/10/2009)
• Officials hold cabinet-level meeting on Guantanamo, New York Times (3/9/2009)
• Detainees say they planned Sept. 11, New York Times (3/9/2009)
• Guantanamo prisoner tells of dark Afghan prison, AP (3/8/2009)
• Federal courts in Va., N.Y. may take some Guantanamo cases, Washington Post (3/7/2009)
• Account of Guantanamo detainee's alleged torture passed to high court, The Guardian (3/7/2009)
• Switzerland may help resettle Guantanamo inmates, Reuters (3/6/2009)
• US court rejects detainee appeal, BBC News (3/6/2009)
• Europe debates asylum for Guantanamo detainees, NPR (3/5/2009)
• Clinton 'very encouraged' by EU stance on Guantanamo inmates, AFP (3/4/2009)
• Brazil may accept Guantanamo inmates, Miami Herald (3/4/2009)
• Don't send Guantanamo prisoneres to Va., say Forbes, Cantor, Wolf, MSNBC (3/3/2009)
• The other side of Guantanamo Bay, BBC News (3/2/2009)

• Lawyer for Guantanamo prisoners urge release, AFP (2/28/2009)
• EU awaits US data before move on Guantanamo inmates, AFP (2/28/2009)
• Seante panel to examine CIA detainee handling, Washington Post (2/27/2009)
• What to do with Gitmo detainees: No easy solution, Time (2/27/2009)
• EU officials to visit US over Guantanamo inmates, AP (2/26/2009)
• Don't create new Guantanamo elsewhere, EU tells US, Reuters (2/26/2009)
• Intel chief: Gitmo jails hurts more than it helps, AP (2/25/2009)
• For 20 at Guantanamo, court victories fall short, New York Times (2/25/2009)
• AG Holder says closing Guantanamo won't be easy, AP (2/25/2009)
• U.S. law chief: Guantanamo "well-run" but to close, Reuters (2/25/2009)
• Lawyer says Guantanamo abuse worse since Obama, Reuters (2/25/2009)
• U.N. official faults evidence and foreign states linked to Guantanamo interrogations, New York Times (2/27/09)
• Reporter gets firsthand look at controversial Guantanamo detention center, Voice of America News (2/27/09)
• Spain ready to accept Guantanamo prisoners, Reuters (2/24/09)
• French court overturns terror suspects' convictions, Voice of America (2/24/09)
• Administration draws fire for report on Guantanamo, New York Times (2/23/09)
• Gitmo detainee who claimed torture is freed, Philadelphia Inquirer (2/23/09)
• US attorney general in Guantanamo, BBC News (2/23/09)
• Review finds detainees' treatment legal, Washington Post (2/21/09)
• Obama task force determining fate of Guantanamo detainees, AFP (2/21/09)
• U.S. sticks with Bush position on Bagram detainees, Reuters (2/21/09)
• Guantanamo inmate to be released, BBC News (2/20/09)
• China calls for return of Guantanamo Bay inmates, AP (2/19/09)
• Brown rejects talk of "cover up" in Guantanamo case, Reuters (2/18/09)
• Saudis say militant's return vindicates strategy, Reuters (2/18/09)
• Obama urged to create special detainee commission, AP (2/18/09)
• Ex-Guantanamo detainee surrenders, Boston Globe (2/18/09)
• Uighur detainees at Guantanamo pose a problem for Obama, Los Angeles Times (2/18/09)
• Iraq says it is interrogating 4 men returned by U.S. from Guantanamo prison, New York Times (2/17/09)
• Former Gitmo guard recalls abuse, climate of fear, AP (2/14/09)
• UK officials to visit Guantanamo, BBC News (2/14/09)
• Review of Guantanamo detaineees begins, Los Angeles Times (2/14/09)
• An Air Force lawyer fights to free a Guantanamo inmate, McClatchy Washington Bureau (2/13/09)
• Minister says Italy might take Guantanamo inmates, Reuters (2/13/09)
• Guantanamo Iraqis could see trial in local court, Reuters (2/11/09)
• 4 Iraqis transferred from Guantanamo to Iraqi custody, New York Times (2/9/09)
• Teenage terrorist or confused kid - Gitmo's youngest prisoner, CNN (2/9/09)
• Shutdown of Guantanamo praised, feared in Europe, Cleveland Plain Dealer (2/9/09)
• Top U.S lawyer warns of deaths at Guantanamo, The Guardian (2/8/09)
• Guantanamo inmates pose challenge for Europe, Los Angeles Times (2/8/09)
• Reunion sought for Syrian father and son at Gitmo, AP (2/6/09)
• Charges dropped in Guantanamo terror trial, AP (2/5/2009)
• Guantanamo's Geneva Conventions conpliance being reviewed on site by Navy fact-finding team, Cleveland Plain Dealer (2/5/09)
• China warns on Guantanamo inmates, BBC News (2/3/09)
• Top Navy official to review Guantanamo operations, AP (2/3/09)

• Cuba renews demands that U.S. hand over Guantanamo, South Florida Sun Sentinel (1/29/09)
• Military judge denies Obama request to suspend hearings at Guantanamo, Washington Post (1/29/09)
• EU fails to agree Guantanamo stance, Financial Times (1/27/09)
• Taliban say Guantanamo closure "positive step", Reuters (1/27/09)
• Obama issues directive to shut down Guantanamo, New York Times (1/21/09)

 

 

 

 

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