Watch the Holder Hearing LIVE
April 14, 2010 | Posted by Ryan Anderson
New Security Action members sent over 45,000 letters to the Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats telling them to stand up for justice and stand with Holder. Did they get the message? Watch Secretary Holder's testimony live at http://bit.ly/bY4faA
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Know the Facts
- Nearly 800 detainees have been held in Guantánamo, the vast majority without charge or trial
- Only 3 detainees at Guantanamo have been convicted of any crime through the military commissions system
- The Federal court system has convicted 195 terrorists since 2001.
- Estimated annual cost of operating Guantánamo: $90 million to $118 million
- Thirty-two times since 2001 and four times this year alone, senior al Qaeda leadership has used the prison at Guantanamo Bay in videos, encouraging others to join effort.
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Lawlessness Haunts Omar Khadr's Blighted War Crimes Trial At Guantánamo
Andy Worthington - Eurasia Review - August 25.
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Military Denies Having a Secret Afghan Torture Jail
Spencer Ackerman - Danger Room Blog, Wired - August 24.
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Rare Interrogator Testimony Defeats Gitmo Torture Claim in Civilian Court
Chisun Lee - ProPublica - August 20.
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Ex-Guantanamo al Qaeda militant surrenders in Yemen
The National - August 21.
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One last chance to do right by Khadr Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/last+chance+right+Khadr/3425546/story.html#ixzz0xilgIO9U
Alex Neve - Ottawa Citizen - August 21.
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Gitmo Judge Admits Confession Extracted By Rape Threat
Ian Millhiser - 8/12/2010 - ThinkProgress
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Obama's Use Of Tortured Evidence
Andrew Sullivan - 8/12/2010 - The Atlantic
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The disappointments of Guantanamo
Michael Cross-Barnet - 8/12/2010- the Baltimore Sun
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Bin Laden's former cook given 14-year sentence
Robert Verkaik - 8/13/2010 - the Independent
