National Security News http://www.aclu.org/news/all/feed/national-security en President Obama Says Guantánamo Closure Will Miss Deadline http://www.aclu.org/national-security/president-obama-says-guantanamo-closure-will-miss-deadline Prison Should Be Closed As Soon As Possible While Upholding Rule Of Law, Says ACLU

]]> Close Gitmo obama Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20306 at http://www.aclu.org Senate Votes Down Amendment Obstructing Transfer Of Detainees To Federal Criminal Courts http://www.aclu.org/national-security/senate-votes-down-amendment-obstructing-transfer-detainees-federal-criminal-courts Vote Bolsters Attorney General’s Plan To Try Detainees In Federal Courts
 

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WASHINGTON – The Senate today voted to table, thus defeating, an amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 that would have undermined the Obama administration’s plan to prosecute Guantánamo
]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 amanda_simon 20279 at http://www.aclu.org Secretary Of Defense Says Americans Should Not See Torture Photos http://www.aclu.org/national-security/secretary-defense-says-americans-should-not-see-torture-photos ACLU Says Actions Stifle Transparency and Accountability

]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Jessica Monaco 20252 at http://www.aclu.org 9/11 Defendants to be Tried in Federal Court http://www.aclu.org/national-security/911-defendants-be-tried-federal-court NEW YORK – In a major victory for due process and the rule of law, the Obama administration will announce today that the five defendants represented by the John Adams Project who have been charged in connection with the 9/11 attacks will be tried in federal court rather than in the Guantanamo military commissions. However, the administration will also announce that it will continue to use the illegitimate military commissions system to prosecute some Guantanamo detainees, including the defendant accused in the attack on the U.S.S. Cole.

]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 suzanne_ito 20234 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU Lawsuit Charges U.S. Officials Illegally Detained American Citizen http://www.aclu.org/national-security/aclu-lawsuit-charges-us-officials-illegally-detained-american-citizen The ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a New Jersey man illegally detained and mistreated by U.S. officials in Kenya and Ethiopia. After fleeing hostilities in Somalia in 2006, Amir Meshal was arrested, secretly imprisoned in inhumane conditions and subjected to harsh interrogations by U.S. officials over 30 times in three different countries before ultimately being released four months later without charge.

]]> Coercive Interrogation Rendition Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:55:00 -0500 suzanne_ito 20193 at http://www.aclu.org 9/11 Families Want Guantánamo Detainees Prosecuted In Federal Court http://www.aclu.org/national-security/911-families-want-guantanamo-detainees-prosecuted-federal-court New ACLU Video Features 9/11 Families Asking For True Justice

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Jessica Monaco 20197 at http://www.aclu.org TSA Fixes Search Policy After ACLU Sues http://www.aclu.org/national-security/tsa-fixes-search-policy-after-aclu-sues New Directives Address Inappropriate Searches Like The One Ron Paul Campaign Treasurer Endured

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Jessica Monaco 20184 at http://www.aclu.org Torture Documents Released 11/6/2009 http://www.aclu.org/national-security/torture-documents-released-1162009  

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:00 -0500 suzanne_ito 20150 at http://www.aclu.org Senate Votes Against Barring Funding For Federal Court Prosecutions Of 9/11 Cases http://www.aclu.org/national-security/senate-votes-against-barring-funding-federal-court-prosecutions-911-cases The Senate voted to table, thus defeating, an amendment  to the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act which would have prohibited the use of Justice Department funds for the prosecution of detainees charged in connection with the September 11 attacks in Article III courts, the federal courts that have been used for nearly 200 international terrorism trials and convictions since 9/11. The amendment, introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), would have forced the government to use the fatally flawed Guantánamo military commissions for detainees’ trials. 

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:35:00 -0500 suzanne_ito 20018 at http://www.aclu.org Senate Should Not Pass Amendment Barring Use of Funds for 9/11 Prosecutions http://www.aclu.org/national-security/senate-should-not-pass-amendment-barring-use-funds-911-prosecutions 9/11 Family Member Joins Call For Federal Court Trials


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