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New details released on GITMO abuses

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, June 17 (UPI) -- Even as the European Union joined other countries around the world to accept Guantanamo Bay detainees, U.S. government transcripts made public Monday laid bare new information on the treatment of terrorism suspects during the George W. Bush administration and how accused terrorists told lies to their CIA interrogators during times of abusive treatment.

Khalid Mohammed said he lied to CIA

WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Khalid Sheik Mohammed said during a hearing at Guantanamo, Cuba, that he lied to the CIA while being questioned under torture, documents indicate.

Keep CIA docs secret, Panetta asks court

WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- The CIA is urging a U.S. federal judge to keep sealed Bush-era documents on taped CIA interrogations, arguing their release would imperil national security.

Cheney seeks release of detainee files

WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is seeking the release of files backing his case that harsh CIA interrogations saved U.S. lives, records show.

ACLU marks anniversary of Gitmo opening

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. demonstrations were planned this week to mark the sixth anniversary of the arrival of inmates at the Guantanamo detention center and to demand its closing.

Judge upholds Tariq Ramadan banning

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York has upheld the government's decision to refuse Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan an entry visa to the United States.

U.S. secret court won't release rulings

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. ultra-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington has refused a request to publish judges' opinions on warrantless wiretapping.

FISC rules against releasing information

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has closed the door on making information public about the Bush administration's secret wiretapping program.

ACLU asks high court to review wiretapping

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The ACLU is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to resurrect a challenge to the legality of President Bush’s warrantless wire-tapping program.

FBI warned military about interrogations

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- FBI agents warned U.S. military interrogators at Guantanamo Bay that some of their techniques were illegal, documents show.

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