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Now we learn that cleared Guantanamo prisoners lost their chance for freedom because of an attack to which they had no connection at all:
 
 / Andy Worthington / Close Guantanamo / Guantánamo Scandal: Eleven Men Were Set to Be Freed Last October, Until "Political Optics" Shifted After Hamas' Attack on Israel

 / Carol Rosenberg / New York Times / The U.S. Was Resettling Guantánamo Prisoners. The Hamas Attack Halted Those Plans.

 / Courtney Kube and Carol E. Lee / NBC / The U.S. was set to move 11 detainees out of Guantanamo. Then Hamas attacked Israel.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear Omar Khadr's appeal to vacate his convictions related to his plea deal:
 
The latest wrinkle in the 9/11 trial:
 
 / Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage / New York Times / Civilian Prosecutors Rejected Evidence in 9/11 Case That Military Calls Crucial
Julian Assange has won the right to challenge his extradition order:
 
 / Andy Worthington / Julian Assange Wins A Major Battle in His Long War Against Punitive US Overreach

 / Cathy Vogan / Consortium News / The 3 Scenarios Facing Assange

A reading list and the final two episodes in the New York Times Guantanamo podcast series:

 / The Serial Team / New York Times / The Reading List Behind 'Serial' Season 4

 / New York Times / Podcast Season 4: Guantanamo Episode 9: This Is the Weirdness (September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows)

 / New York Times / Podcast Season 4: Guantanamo Episode 8: Two Ledgers (Majid Khan's story)

 
 

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