Andy Worthington
Silence on War Crimes as the US Election Campaign Ends
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By Andy Worthington
Last week, Bill Kovach, former Washington Bureau Chief of the New York Times and the founding chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, blasted the US media for its failure to ask tough questions of both presidential candidates regarding their opinions of the Bush administration's unprecedented adherence to the controversial "unitary executive theory" of government.
The theory, which became prominent in the Reagan administration, but has peppered US history, contends that, when he wishes, the president is entitled to act unilaterally, without interference from Congress or the judiciary. This is in direct contravention of the separation of powers on which the United States was founded, and critics have long contended that it is nothing less than an attempt by the executive to seize the dictatorial powers that the Constitution was designed to prevent.
Guilt by Torture
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The Ten Lies of Dick Cheney (Part One)
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By Andy Worthington
The Ten Lies of Dick Cheney (Part Two)
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Obama’s “Humane” Guantánamo Is A Bitter Joke
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Who Is Binyam Mohamed?
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Ending The Cruel Isolation Of Ali al-Marri, The Last US “Enemy Combatant”
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By Andy Worthington
Guantánamo: The Definitive Prisoner List
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World Can’t Wait received this message from Andy Worthington:
Andy Worthington, London-based journalist and author of "The Guantánamo Files" (Pluto Press), has released the first definitive list of the 779 prisoners held in the US prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
The list, which is the result of three years’ research and writing about Guantánamo, provides details of the 533 prisoners who have been released, and includes, for the first time ever, accurate dates for their release. It also provides details of the 241 prisoners who are still held, including the 59 prisoners who have been cleared for release. Although some stories are still unknown, the stories of nearly 700 prisoners are referenced either by links to Andy’s extensive archive of articles about Guantánamo, or to the chapters in "The Guantánamo Files"
where they can be found.
“Rendition on an Industrial Scale”
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Seven Years of Torture: Binyam Mohamed Tells His Story
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Forgotten in Guantánamo: British resident Shaker Aamer
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