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A Guantanamo Detainee in Your Town? Two Massachusetts Towns Say ‘Yes’


A Guantanamo Detainee in Your Town? Two Massachusetts Towns Say ‘Yes’ Posted on June 15th, 2010 by gestroud 17 views

By Steve Burns Since the opening of the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a well-orchestrated propaganda campaign has stoked our fears of those held in the prison, who have been routinely referred to as the “Worst of the worst.” After President Obama announced a plan to transfer Guantánamo prisoners to a prison within [...]


Jimmy Carter Still a Presidential Outsider


Jimmy Carter Still a Presidential Outsider
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by gestroud 69 views

Former American President Jimmy Carter had always been atypical president. His personal life, his presidency, his political and humanitarian services are totally different than the rest of the American presidents. He has been “cut from a different clay”. He has been, and is still considered, a presidential outsider. Yet this does not change the fact [...]


U.S. Diplomats Urge Closure of Gitmo


Posted on April 21st, 2008 by gestroud 42 views

Five former secretaries of state met in Athens, Ga. recently to formulate bipartisan foreign policy suggestions for the next president. All five former secretaries (Powell, Kissinger, Albright, Baker and Christopher) agreed on two important recommendations: The U.S. should open a dialogue with Iran, and the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay should be closed. The first [...]