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ACLU Says Government Used False Confessions
The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday accused the Obama administration of using statements elicited through torture to justify the confinement of a detainee it represents at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
 
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Five Years at Guantanamo BayFive Years at Guantanamo Bay
A timeline of events in the five years since the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was opened to detain terrorism suspects and enemy fighters.

The Manual For Military Commissions

On Jan. 18, 2007, the Defense Department released its rules for military trials of terrorism suspects. It incorporates controversial rules blocking a detainee's right to challenge his or her detention and allows prosecutors to use hearsay information or coerced evidence.

White House Weighs Order on Detention: Officials: Move Would Reassert Power To Hold Terror Suspects Indefinitely (Post, June 27, 2009)
 
U.N. Human Rights Chief Criticizes Handling of Detainees (Post, June 24, 2009; 5:14 PM)
 
Obama Bows on Settling Detainees: Administration Gives Up on Bringing Cleared Inmates to U.S., Officials Say (Post, June 12, 2009)
 
Guantanamo Bay Detainee Brought to U.S. for Trial: Move Is Part of Obama's Plan to Close Prison (Post, June 10, 2009)
 
Left, Right Press Obama on War Funds: Points of Contention Include Guantanamo Bay, Abuse Photos and Loan to IMF (Post, June 10, 2009)
 
Europe Objects Anew to Detainees: Reluctance Centers On U.S. Refusal to Also Admit Inmates (Post, May 29, 2009)
 
Ex-Detainee Describes Struggle for Exoneration: In France, Algerian Savors Normal Life (Post, May 26, 2009)
 
Obama Endorses Indefinite Detention Without Trial for Some (Post, May 22, 2009)
 
Supermax Prisons in U.S. Already Hold Terrorists (Post, May 22, 2009)
 
Senate Demands Plan for Detainees: Democrats Scrap Funding to Close Guantanamo Bay (Post, May 20, 2009)
 
Freed Algerian Detainee Flown to France (Post, May 16, 2009)
 
Release of Yemeni Held At Guantanamo Ordered: Judge Questions Reliability of Witnesses (Post, May 13, 2009)
 
U.S. Military Personnel Were Split on Past Interrogations, Report Says (Post, May 12, 2009)
 
Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions: Changes Would Boost Detainee Rights (Post, May 9, 2009)
 
Lawmakers Balk at Holding Guantanamo Detainees in U.S. (Post, May 8, 2009)
 
Europe Seen Willing To Take Detainees: Holder 'Pleasantly Surprised' by Allies (Post, April 30, 2009)
 
Detainee Lawyer Reassigned (Post, April 5, 2009)
 
Judge Orders Release of Guantanamo Detainee (Post, March 31, 2009; 5:19 PM)
 
Detainee's Account Roils U.K. Leaders: British Complicity In Torture Alleged (Post, March 9, 2009)
 
Federal Courts in Va., N.Y. May Take Some Guantanamo Cases (Post, March 7, 2009)
 
Freed Detainee in U.K. Tells of Abuse by U.S.: 'Medieval' Methods Were Used, Statement Says (Post, February 24, 2009)
 
A 'Ticking Time Bomb' Goes Off: When Abdallah Al-Ajmi Returned to Kuwait After Nearly Four Years at Guantanamo, His Family Tried to Get Him to Move On. But He Didn't Want to Let Go. (Post, February 23, 2009)
 
From Captive To Suicide Bomber: Accused of Being Little More Than a Low-Level Taliban Fighter, Abdallah al-Ajmi Was Held by the U.S. for Nearly Four Years. After His Release, He Blew Up an Iraqi Army Outpost. Did Guantanamo Propel Him to Do It? (Post, February 22, 2009)
 
Review Finds Detainees' Treatment Legal: Pentagon Report on Guantanamo Urges More Interaction for Some, Official Says (Post, February 21, 2009)
 
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