At Guantánamo Bay, Torture Apologists Take Refuge in Empty Code Words and Euphemisms
“Don’t be fooled by ‘enhanced interrogation,’” torture architect James Mitchell told the court. “You are doing coercive physical techniques.”
Ghosts of Guantánamo
The forever prisoners of the U.S. war on terror have become forgotten prisoners, left to rot in cells at Guantánamo Bay or sent abroad to lives of deprivation — or worse.
Architect of CIA's Torture Program Testifies Just Yards From Accused 9/11 Plotter He Waterboarded
“I suspected from the beginning that I would end up here,” psychologist James Mitchell told a Guantánamo Bay courtroom.
The FBI Was Deeply Involved in CIA Black Site Interrogations Despite Years of Denials, Guantánamo Defense Lawyer Says
The word haunting the austere courtroom was torture. Torture not only tormented the perpetrators; it has delayed justice for the families of 9/11 victims.
Draconian Rules at Guantánamo Bay Would Have Violated Media's First Amendment Rights, News Outlets Say
The restrictions could significantly limit public understanding of efforts to try the alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks.
In Guantánamo Case, U.S. Government Says It Can Indefinitely Detain Anyone — Even U.S. Citizens
The Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Moath al-Alwi, in which the government has made some eyebrow-raising claims about detention and rendition.
Force-Feeding, Fasting, and Big Macs: the Doublespeak of Food at Guantánamo
A cultural adviser for the U.S. military at Guantánamo made much of the accommodations for Muslim diets, adding that hunger strikers were “faking” their fasts.
Camp America Comes Home: Debi Cornwall’s Photos Capture the Eerie Aftermath of Guantánamo
The lawyer-turned-photographer shows life on the periphery of the prison camp — and the former detainees that carry its scars with them.
Tortured, Mentally Ill Guantánamo Prisoner Asks Court to Be Repatriated to Saudi Arabia
Mohammed al-Qahtani struggled with mental illness even before the U.S. government tortured him.
At Guantánamo, Men Accused in 9/11 Attacks Faced Their 24th Round of Pretrial Hearings
Attorneys for alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed challenged the destruction of a CIA black site where their client was tortured.
Guantánamo in the Trump Era Moves Ahead in Slow Motion
The first military proceedings to take place at Guantánamo since Donald Trump took office were as uneventful as they were symbolic.