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Articles Tagged With 'Preventive Detention'

Judges Reject Interrogation Evidence in Gitmo Cases

The government has lost eight of 15 cases in which Guantánamo inmates have said they or witnesses against them were forcibly interrogated, according to a ProPublica review.

As Gitmo Detainees’ Legal Victories Mount, Obama Administration Resists Orders to Release

Despite court rulings that many Guantanamo prisoners are being held unlawfully, the government says it is not obligated to free them.

Bush and Obama: A Counterterrorism Comparison

There are clear differences between the policies of the president and his predecessor on interrogation and other national-security issues, but there is common ground too.

PBS’s NOW Explores Preventive Detention

A program looks at some of the issues involved in the imprisonment and treatment of terrorism suspects.

Obama Seems to Rule Out Executive Order on Indefinite Detentions

The president, wrestling with the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, says he will seek congressional approval for a policy on holding terrorism suspects.

Review of Gitmo Detainees Has Been Slow and Complex

The work of a task force evaluating the prisoners has been complicated by legal constraints, turf battles and a mountain of documents.