Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

4 Uighur inmates at Guantanamo transferred to Bermuda

Jun. 11, 2009
It is the largest transfer from the U.S. military prison under the Obama administration. Some of the 13 other Uighurs, who are Chinese Muslims, will be sent to the Pacific nation of Palau temporarily. The U.S. government today released to Bermuda four Chinese Muslims who have been imprisoned for...
Related Stories from UPI.com

Many freed Gitmo detainees renew efforts

WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- Dozens of prisoners freed from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to the world of terrorism or military activity, a report says.

U.S. plans to bring in Chinese Muslims

WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- The Obama administration plans to admit into the United States as many as seven Chinese Muslims imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. officials say.

Obama seeks study on gays in military

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Gay-rights advocates say the Obama administration won't ask lawmakers to let gays serve openly in the U.S. military until there is more support in Congress.

Decisions loom on Bagram detainee base

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- While the U.S administration has ordered the closing of a controversial military detention facility in Cuba, another in Afghanistan still looms, experts say.

Closing Gitmo may take up to a year

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Closing the controversial military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could take months and perhaps a year, experts said.

Report: Obama to review Gitmo cases

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will conduct a systematic review of the terrorism detainees being held in Cuba, sources say.

ACLU urges Obama to close Gitmo

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union says it has started an ad campaign urging U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
1 of 23
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
View Caption
A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic