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Bosnia Exonerated Gitmo Detainees Before Judge Did

A court order today to release five Guantanamo detainees comes six years after Bosnian authorities declared them to be innocent.

A federal judge concluded the government had insufficient evidence against the five Algerians. In an unusual statement, he urged government prosecutors not to appeal his verdict, saying they had already suffered "seven years of waiting for our legal system to give them an answer."

The judge also ruled that evidence of an al-Qaida link involving a sixth detainee, Belkacem Bensayah, was enough to keep him … more…

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Afghan Officials Holding Terror Suspect’s Son, a U.S. Citizen

The strange case of Aafia Siddiqui continues. As we wrote last week, there are lingering questions about where Siddiqui was in the five … more…

Terror Watch List Technologically Troubled

The U.S.'s terror watch list has long been criticized for being too broad. (List luminaries have included Sen. Ted Kennedy and a … more…

Gov. Discloses Border Crossing Database

Last month the Department of Homeland Security disclosed a new database, called the Border Crossing Information (BCI) system, on page … more…

Coming This Week: International Edition!

Congress is in summer recess and everyone else in the U.S. seems to be at the beach, their ranch or preparing for the conventions.

So in … more…

$100 Billion to Contractors in Iraq

Sometimes a number best tells the story. Especially if the story is simply that the U.S. has dropped a ton of money on contractors in … more…

How Taxpayer Money Is Wrapped Up in Georgian War

Russia's announcement this morning that it will cease its offensive in Georgia has created a potential lull in what was a rapidly … more…

The U.S. Military’s $3.5 Billion Petty Cash Box for Iraq

The idea has natural appeal: Give money to U.S. troops, who with the benefit of daily, direct contact with Iraqis, will spend it where … more…

In Rebuke to Military, Jury Sentences Hamdan to Mostly Time-Served

A day after clearing Salim Hamdan of the most serious charges against him, a military jury today sentenced Hamdan to 66 months. … more…

Was Hamdan’s Chauffeuring Really a War Crime?

Among the many oddities of the U.S.'s first war crimes trial since World War II is this: The war crime for which Salim Hamdan was … more…

Update: Second Batch of NSA Docs Here Now

We've been writing today about the Memory Hole's post of 400 National Security Agency forms on their site.

With Memory Hole's … more…