Review for Guantanamo detainees

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The White House is drafting an executive order for President Obama on Guantanamo. The order would formalize the indefinite detention without trial of some Guantanamo detainees, while setting up a system of periodic reviews of their cases. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lt. Col David Frakt of the US Air Force Reserve JAG Corps. Frakt says the order might allow some detainees to effectively challenge their incarceration. Download MP3

Ghailani verdict welcomed abroad

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The first Guantanamo bay detainee to face a civilian court in America has been cleared of all but one of the 281 charges he faced. Critics in the U.S. say it shows President Obama’s policy of moving terrorism suspects into the civilian system isn’t working. But in other parts of the world, the verdict and Obama’s policy are being welcomed. Correspondent Laura Lynch has the story. Download MP3 (Courtroom sketch: Shirley Shepard)

UK to compensate former Guantanamo detainees

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Around a dozen men who accused British security forces of colluding in their transfer overseas are to get millions in compensation from the UK government. Some of the men, who are all British citizens or residents, were detained at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. At least six of them alleged UK forces were complicit in their torture before they arrived at Guantanamo.Gerry Hadden reports. (Photo: Katy Clark) Download MP3
From the archives: Katy Clark’s Guantanamo coverage (2002-2009)

Gitmo and the World Cup

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Where to prosecute terrorism suspects?

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Neither Attorney General Eric Holder nor Congress is backing down in the fight over where to prosecute terrorism suspects. Holder maintains that Federal Courts are the best place to try 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his co-conspirators while a bipartisan group of Senators is trying to force the Administration to prosecute terrorists in military courts. The World’s Katy Clark has more. Download MP3

• Closing Guantanamo
• Katy Clark’s Guantanamo stories

Shifting deadline for Guantanamo closure

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President Obama’s self-imposed deadline for closing the controversial detention operation at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba is this Friday. He’s already acknowledged he won’t meet that deadline. The World’s Katy Clark toured the facility earlier this month to find out how people there are preparing for its closure, whenever that might be. Download MP3

• Obama reaffirms Guantanamo Bay prison closure plans
• Katy’s debrief after her return from Gitmo
• Katy’s previous Guantanamo coverage on The World
• Q&A: Closing Guantanamo

Gitmo debrief

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Shortly after taking office, President Obama issued an executive order to shut down the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay within a year. The White House has now acknowledged it won’t make that January deadline. The World’s Katy Clark has reported several times from the detention facility on Cuba, she just returned from another reporting trip there. Jeb Sharp gets a debrief. Download MP3 (Photo: Katy Clark)

• Katy’s update from Guantanamo (Jan 6)
• Katy’s previous Guantanamo coverage on The World
• FAQ on closing Guantanamo

Gitmo update

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Shortly after taking office, President Obama issued an executive order to shut down the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay within a year. That year is almost up but the White House recently acknowledged it won’t make that the January deadline. The World’s Katy Clark has reported several times from the detention facility, now she’s back for an update. Download MP3

• Katy’s previous Guantanamo coverage on The World
• FAQ on closing Guantanamo

Life after Gitmo

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President Obama signed an executive order to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba by January 2010. That date is getting closer and the remaining detainees there are awaiting their release. The World’s Katy Clark tells us about how former Guantanamo detainees often struggle to reintegrate into society after their release. Download MP3

• Law professor Mark Denbeaux on archiving Guantanamo cases
• Katy Clark’s Guantanamo coverage (2002-2009)