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"Mother of the Last Afghan in Guantánamo Bay Begs Trump to Free Her Son," by Jessica Washington, The Intercept, April 02, 2026
"Qaeda Convict Returns to Guantánamo Court 17 Years After Trial," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, November 20, 2025
"As vice president during 9/11, Cheney was at the center of an enduring debate over US spy powers," by Eric Tucker and David Klepper, Associated Press, November 05, 2025
"As Trump talks of designating antifa a foreign terrorist group, experts see danger," by Ryan Lucas, NPR, October 28, 2025
"Terrorism units reassigned to target student protesters: ICE official," by Erik Uebelacker, Courthouse News Service, July 09, 2025
"Military Judge Throws Out Sept. 11 Case Confession as Obtained Through Torture," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, April 11, 2025
"Opinion: I was a Guantánamo detainee. I’m horrified that Trump wants to keep immigrants there," by Mansoor Adayfi, The Guardian, February 05, 2025
"Trump orders preparation of Guantánamo Bay facility to house migrants," by Brett Samuels, The Hill, January 29, 2025
"What designating cartels as terrorist organizations means in practice," by Ryan Lucas and Juana Summers, NPR, January 23, 2025
"Biden's Guantánamo legacy 'one step forward, several steps backwards'," by Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, January 18, 2025
"Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are halted by federal appeals court," by Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, January 09, 2025
"U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman," by Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, January 06, 2025
"Long-held Guantánamo Bay detainee sent back to Tunisia," by Juliann Ventura, The Hill, December 31, 2024
"U.S. repatriates three Guantánamo detainees, leaving 27 at prison," by Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, December 18, 2024
"Durbin Urges Settlement for Accused 9/11 Plotters," by Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, December 04, 2024
