Prison camps closure roils S.C. politics

It's one year before South Carolinians elect a new governor and the possibility that the Charleston Brig could house Guantánamo detainees is already roiling the race.

GUANTANAMO BAY

Guantánamo staffed for a 9th year -- even as it's emptied

The Pentagon is staffing for a ninth year at Guantánamo, even as commanders prepare plans for sending all 223 war-on-terrorism detainees elsewhere.

Senators: Leavenworth off detainee relocation list

Kansas Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts said Wednesday they were "confident" that terrorist detainees from Guantánamo would not be relocated to Fort Leavenworth.

GUANTANAMO BAY

Emptying Guantánamo camps, one deal at a time

Despite the determination of U.S. officials and the goodwill of some foreign nations, President Barack Obama's plan to close the Guantánamo prison camps by January still has a long way to go.

Verbatim | Obama's May 2009 Detainee Policy speech

Transcript Of President Obama’s Speech About Guantánamo And Terrorism, May 21, 2009

After Guantánamo | What's Next?

No one is saying what the U.S. government will do next with its strategic base along the Windward Passage. But here are some suggestions that have surfaced in the past year.

GOP ratchets up debate over closing Guantánamo

Republicans have ratcheted up the debate over releasing Guantánamo detainees onto U.S. soil. Their plan: Give governors and state lawmakers veto power over any prisoner transfers or releases.

Governor: Keep Gitmo detainees out of Kansas

Kansas' governor opposes any effort to move some 250 suspected terrorists being housed at Guantánamo Bay to Kansas and calls the entire detainee process "a huge black eye" for the United States.

French terrorism fight may offer Obama an alternative

As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to revamp American counter-terrorism programs and close down the controversial prison camps at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the incoming Democratic leader could find a few building blocks in what France calls its "fight against terror."

ACROSS THE GLOBE

War court convict David Hicks set free in Australia

Convicted al Qaeda foot soldier David Hicks has been freed from an Australian prison after completing a U.S.-imposed sentence for providing material support to terrorism.

Alleged al Qaeda chief at Guantánamo camp

The Pentagon moved an alleged Afghan al Qaeda leader to Guantánamo Bay, saying he helped smuggle foreign fighters between Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq.

Britain seeks return of 5 from Guantánamo

In the midst of U.S. efforts to thin its Guantánamo prison population, Britain is asking the White House to free five former British residents who have been held for years as war-on-terror captives at the remote U.S. Navy base in southeast Cuba.

16 Saudi captives sent home from Gitmo

The United States has sent home to Saudi Arabia 16 men who had been held for years at the U.S. prison camps in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Saudi Press Agency reported Monday.

Guantánamo captive called himself jihadist

A Saudi found dead at Guantánamo was a self-described jihadist, but one who said he didn't seek to kill U.S. soldiers. He once served in the Saudi army.

Counseling for young militants

Saudi Arabia is offering terrorist suspects counseling, help finding jobs and even matchmaking in an effort to woo them from radical religion.

Key detainee to leave as another arrives

The Guantánamo prison seems no closer to closing: A prisoner pleaded guilty in an authorized criminal process, and the Bush administration transferred in a new prisoner.

Defenders take detainee's plea to cyberspace

With legal challenges by Guantanamo detainees now frozen in the federal courts, what's a creative civil liberties lawyer to do?

Report: Countries illegally helped CIA

A new European report charges that more than 20 nations in some way helped the CIA abduct and imprison suspected Islamic terrorists in violation of European and international human rights accords.