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Detainees get right to civilian courts

Detainees Might Get Treated Like People

 

The Supreme Court ruled in June 2008 that “Guantanamo Bay detainees have a right to challenge their detention in US civilian courts.”

See the BBC News video

Also interesting is Bush’s reaction, also BBC News video

Gary Webb’s Life and Death

The Cost of Telling the Truth

Gary Webb in his own words

Gary Webb won a Pulitzer Prize for his work uncovering the connections between the CIA, cocaine, and Contras.  His work was later supported by various Senate committees and FOIA documents. [The original articles by Webb are here.]

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