WASHINGTON— The Republican-controlled House has voted to require that all foreign terrorist suspects be tried in military tribunals, a limitation on President Barack Obama’s authority in handling detainees. On a vote of 246-173, the House on Thursday backed the amendment to the defense bill by GOP Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida. The overall legislation already [...]
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May 27, 2011
April 25, 2011
‘Guantanamo files’: Dozens held were innocent…
Looks like the world has the right opinion about the USA! The United States released dozens of so-called “high-risk” detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison facility and held more than 150 innocent men for years, according to new reports about a trove of leaked military documents. The more than 700 classified military files, part of [...]