Having supported the treatment of prisoners in clear defiance of Geneva Convention, Australia has a moral obligation to take some of these men, writes Greg Barns.
Guantanamo bay
Rundle: Dubya’s last days
Dubya is almost jaunty these days, as the sand runs out of the hourglass on his disastrous reign, writes Guy Rundle.
Another Guantanamo prosecutor resigns in disgust
United States military prosecutor, Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld resigned in late September from his post at the Military Commissions process at Guantanamo Bay. Lt. Col. Vandeveld is the fourth Military Commission prosecutor to resign, writes Stephen Kiem.
Karadzic v Guantanamo Bay detainees: two very different trials
Karadzic is being tried by a UN War Crimes Tribunal. There have been no suggestions of torture at this tribunal. Guantanamo Bay detainees aren’t so lucky, argues Irfan Yusuf.
Guantanamo Bay: still no justice after all these years
Yes, the Military Commission hears argument and makes rulings: just like a real court. Do these processes involve independent judges making fair rulings or are they just mirages in a system loaded against the defence? wonders Stephen Keim SC.
Abjorensen: Thought police alive and well in Howard’s Australia
Since when do one’s thoughts and beliefs constitute a punishable offence? asks Norman Abjorensen.
Howard and Cheney in ‘iron curtain’ Hicks deal?
Whether the David Hicks issue still has any traction could be tested with the allegation in Harper’s magazine that US Vice President Dick Cheney orchestrated Hicks’ early release — for John Howard. Jane Nethercote reports.
