WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is scrambling to release as many prisoners as possible from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba and considering novel legal strategies to do it. The options being considered include allowing some men to strike plea deals by video-teleconference and sending others to foreign countries to be prosecuted. The…
MIAMI (AP) – The oldest prisoner at Guantanamo is getting his first chance to plead for release after nearly 13 years in U.S. custody. Saifullah Paracha is a former businessman from Pakistan who authorities say provided financial and other assistance to al-Qaida. He was captured in Bangkok in 2003 and sent to the U.S. base…
The White House released Obama’s plan to close the facility on Tuesday, but the plan faces stiff opposition from the GOP-led Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior U.S. official says the first of 17 detainees scheduled to be released from the Guantanamo Bay prison in January will be transferred next week, as the Obama administration continues efforts to reduce the population at the controversial detention center. The official says that another three detainees are slated to appear…
