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  1. Last week's ruling, in a court in New York, against the mandatory military custody provisions of the NDAA (the... fb.me/29nTmCWnr
  2. Here's my latest article for "Close Guantanamo," telling the story of Nabil Hadjarab, another prisoner cleared... fb.me/1MuHIGFJW
  3. Aamer's torment in the spotlight / Britain / Britain/World / Home - Morning Star fb.me/1phWMqrsC
  4. Yes! Here's Part 34 of my 70-part, million-word series telling the stories of all the Guantanamo prisoners, in... fb.me/1HIGAaW5s
  5. Following last week's letter by lawyers for Abu Zubaydah, the supposed "high-value detainee" for whom the Bush... fb.me/G3gUPhoP
  6. Here's my latest prisoner profile, looking at the story of Ahmed Belbacha, an Algerian held in Guantanamo for... fb.me/1b3YtJSqK
  7. Good news from Malaysia, where the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal has found Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Gonzales,... fb.me/1qmxPQfQ2
  8. Here's my latest for "Close Guantanamo," following last week's call for the final three Uighurs to be resettled in... fb.me/LOSmmMQw
  9. Here's my analysis of Saturday's arraignment at Guantanamo of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused... fb.me/1XcU9J2Pt
  10. A Letter from Shaker Aamer | Save Shaker Campaign fb.me/1IqDLKSiS
  11. This is my analysis of the scandal of former CIA torture chief Jose Rodriguez joining an elite crew of war... fb.me/1RqAJKPLC
  12. Here, with my commentary, is a cross-post of a recent article for Salon by Larry Siems, explaining concisely how... fb.me/12zLJiNnw
  13. I couldn't make up stuff like this. The deranged Tories, so desperate to privatise the entire British state, are... fb.me/1nQret9cn
  14. Shaker Aamer: husband, father and hostage of the West, Crescent Magazine, International Newsmagazine fb.me/1ulBBzLYA
  15. If you want a brief guide to how Guantanamo came into being, and the extent of the Bush administration's flight... fb.me/13mBtVCsy
  16. As the US officially makes a request for Omar Khadr's return to Canada from Guantanamo (for its own cynical... fb.me/13pL2gG1s
  17. Here's my latest prisoner profile for the "Close Guantanamo" website, a depressing story of a young man who has... fb.me/111D5iA6R
  18. One year ago, WikiLeaks released the Guantanamo Files, previously classified military assessments of almost all... fb.me/1dtNmBBqU
  19. Please sign the NEW e-petition to the British government, calling for the return from Guantanamo of Shaker Aamer.... fb.me/1Fw2Z5yss
  20. Please sign the NEW e-petition to the British government, calling for the return from Guantanamo of Shaker Aamer.... fb.me/E7c9UIZo