Sunday, November 22:

Kiilu Nyasha: America's Supermax Prisons Do Torture These conditions are a flagrant violation of article 6 of the U.S. Constitution which affirms that treaty law (i.e. international law) is the “supreme law of the land.” Thus, article 10 (3) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights stipulates that “The penitentiary system shall comprise treatment of prisoners the essential aim of which shall be their reformation and social rehabilitation.

Friday, November 20:

Angola 3 News: The Arrest and Torture of Syed Hashmi --an interview with Jeanne Theoharis (4 comments) Jeanne Theoharis is the author of an April, 2009 article in The Nation, entitled “Guantanamo At Home,” which focuses on the arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment of US citizen Syed Hashmi in a New York City prison with Guantanamo-like conditions. Hashmi's trial will begin in New York City on December 1.

Tuesday, November 24:

The myth of the superhuman terrorist Hysteria hits high water when talk turns to the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Elected officials seem to have taken lessons from P.T. Barnum: "The most deadly killers in the world"; "The worst of the worst." But when proof substitutes for prattle, federal judges see it �differently: Thirty-eight prisoners have had their fate decided by the courts, and 30 have been cleared.

The Extreme Secrecy of the Federal Courts To see how false this claim is, all anyone ever had to do was look at the Classified Information Procedures Act, a short and crystal clear 1980 law that not only permits, but requires, federal courts to undertake extreme measures to ensure the concealment of classified information, even including concealment from the defendant himself.

Tuesday, November 24:

Andy Worthington: Judge Orders Release of Algerian from Guantánamo (But He's Not Going Anywhere) The judge's ruling is still classified, but it seems probable that the ruling will refute the government's claims that its rag-bag of hearsay, innuendo, and snippets of intelligence is coherent enough to constitute real evidence. Why does Obama's Justice Dept continue to defend the fiction that the prisoners at Guantanamo represent a terrorist threat to Americans?

Saturday, November 21:

Prison holds promise for job-strapped town The Obama administration, anxious to deliver on a campaign promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has told Illinois officials that a firm decision about acquiring the state facility at Thomson will be made in four to six weeks.

Wednesday, November 18:

Report: CIA torture prison found in Lithuania (7 comments) After former president George W. Bush visited Lithuania in 2002 and pledged to support its bid to join NATO, the country agreed to allow the CIA prison, according to ABC News.

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