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Guantanamo
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
Guantanamo suicides
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New questions are being raised about the deaths of three Guantanamo prisoners in 2006. The US military said the three detainees took their own lives. But attorney Scott Horton says the prisoners were murdered. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with him.
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)
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
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 MP3Entire program – August 6, 2009
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Today on The World: The US pledges support for Somalia’s fragile government; Also, the political left in France struggles to stay alive; And some Chinese Uighurs released from Guantanamo hit the golf course in Bermuda.
Preserving Guantanamo history
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A federal judge today ruled that a young Guantanamo detainee be released and allowed to return to Afghanistan. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with law professor Mark Denbeaux about his project to document and archive everything related to legal cases of Guantanamo detainees.
Entire program – July 21, 2009
Today on The World: A delay in President Obama’s plan to close the Guantanamo prison camp; Also, how water shortages can encourage more cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians; And what’s on the menu for the world’s top private chefs?
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Closing Guantanamo
A White House task force on closing Guantanamo is being delayed by six months. Does that mean Barack Obama’s vow to close the detention camp by early next year is in jeopardy? The World’s Matthew Bell reports.
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New homes for the Uighurs
The World’s Carol Hills reports on the debate surrounding the relocation of the Guantanamo Uighurs. Many island nations have stepped up to take them in, but it appears that no good deed goes unpunished. Listen
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