The “Taliban Five” and the Forgotten Afghan Prisoners in Guantánamo
In the last three months, much discussion has focused on the possibility that, as part of negotiations aimed at securing peace in Afghanistan, the US would release five high-level Taliban prisoners in...
View ArticleUS in Talks to Return the 17 Afghan Prisoners in Guantánamo
Earlier this year, there was much discussion in the US media about the possibility that, as part of negotiations aimed at securing peace in Afghanistan, the US would release five high-level Taliban...
View ArticleDon’t Forget the Hunger Strike at Guantánamo
It is now 119 days since the prison-wide hunger strike began at Guantánamo, and 12 days since President Obama delivered a powerful speech at the National Defense University, in which he promised to...
View ArticleMissing the Point on the Guantánamo Taliban Prisoner Swap and the Release of...
I wrote the following article for the “Close Guantánamo” website, which I established in January 2012 with US attorney Tom Wilner. Please join us – just an email address is required to be counted...
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