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Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants jailees

President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison _ partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees. Prisoners like Walid Abu Hijazi. The ...

From BEN FOX, eTaiwan News,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hamas,  Taliban,  Al-Qaeda,  George W. Bush

Behind missed Gitmo deadline: Detainees unwanted

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison -- partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees. Prisoners like ...

From BEN FOX, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hamas,  Taliban,  Al-Qaeda,  George W. Bush

Guantanamo hunger striker losing weight

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico A Guantanamo prisoner who has been on hunger strike for more than four years is in critical danger from malnutrition, his lawyers said Tuesday. U.S. officials insist his weight loss is not an immediate health risk. Abdul Rahman ...

From BEN FOX, San Diego Union-Tribune,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Wright,  Osama bin Laden,  Al-Qaeda

Rights groups turn down offer to visit Guantanamo

Three human rights groups said Friday they will spurn an invitation to tour the Guantanamo Bay prison next month because it doesn't include an opportunity to speak with prisoners. Amnesty International USA, the American Civil Liberties Union and ...

From BEN FOX, Taiwan News,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union,  Barack Obama,  Human Rights Watch

Rights group turn down offer to visit Guantanamo

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Three human rights groups said Friday they will spurn an invitation to tour the Guantanamo Bay prison next month because it doesn't include an opportunity to speak with prisoners. Amnesty International USA, the American Civil ...

From BEN FOX, Boston Globe,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: American Civil Liberties Union,  Barack Obama,  Human Rights Watch

Honduras, already poor, sinks further after coup

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A woman caring for six grandchildren can no longer afford milk. A bricklayer who used to work six days a week now is lucky to get two. ...

From BEN FOX, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Manuel Zelaya,  Roberto Micheletti,  US State Department,  European Union,  Hugo Chávez

Talks yield signs of hope on Honduras stalemate

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Signs of progress have emerged from two days of talks and Honduras' rival factions plan to resume after a weekend break trying to resolve the bitter divide over the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. The factions did not claim to ...

From BEN FOX, Boston Globe,  10 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Manuel Zelaya,  Roberto Micheletti

More talks in Honduran crisis, but no deal sighted

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Allies of the rival claimants to the Honduran presidency are continuing face-to-face talks on ending the paralyzing political standoff, after visiting diplomats failed to achieve a breakthrough. ...

From BEN FOX, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  9 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Manuel Zelaya,  Roberto Micheletti,  Organization of American States,  Peter Kent,  Bruno Stagno

Diplomats leave; talks go on in Honduras crisis

Diplomats pushed the two sides of the Honduran political conflict into direct talks for the first time in nearly three months, but left the country Thursday with no commitment from the coup-installed government to reinstate ousted President Manuel ...

From BEN FOX, eTaiwan News,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Bruno Stagno,  Peter Kent,  Manuel Zelaya,  Organization of American States,  Roberto Micheletti

Diplomats gather in Honduras to urge return of deposed leader

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Diplomats from around the hemisphere flew into Honduras yesterday and told the coup- imposed government to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and restore democracy to the impoverished Central American country. “We are not here to ...

From BEN FOX, Boston Globe,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Manuel Zelaya,  Organization of American States,  Roberto Micheletti,  U.S. Congress,  Peter Kent

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