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Stephen F. Rohde, The Daily Journal: "As U.S. courts grapple with the right of Guantanamo detainees to seek release through habeas corpus, understanding the history and the purpose of the Great Writ seems more important than ever. Why should foreigners, who are not citizens of the United States, held outside the United States, captured in the War on Terror but not charged or convicted of any crimes, have the right to go into a U.S. federal court to challenge their detention?"

http://www.truth-out.org/the-origins-habeas-corpus61518



In Abu Zubaydah's Case, Court Relies on Propaganda and Lies

Andy Worthington, Truthout: "In the history of the 'War on Terror,' few stories are as disturbing as that of Abu Zubaydah. Seized in Pakistan in March 2002, Zubaydah was initially regarded as a 'high-value detainee' of such significance that the Bush administration conceived its torture program specifically for use on him. But the case against him has steadily unraveled over the years, as officials - first in the Bush administration, and then under President Obama - have conceded that his significance was monstrously overstated, and that he was not a member of al-Qaeda, was not involved in planning any international terrorist attacks, and had no advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks."

http://www.truth-out.org/in-abu-zubaydahs-case-court-relies-propaganda-and-lies61547



"Our American Heroes": Why It's Wrong to Equate Military Service With Heroism

William J. Astore, TomDispatch.com: "When I was a kid in the 1970s, I loved reading accounts of American heroism from World War II. I remember being riveted by a book about the staunch Marine defenders of Wake Island and inspired by John F. Kennedy's exploits saving the sailors he commanded on PT-109. Closer to home, I had an uncle - like so many vets of that war, relatively silent on his own experiences - who had been at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941, and then fought them in a brutal campaign on Guadalcanal, where he earned a Bronze Star. Such men seemed like heroes to me, so it came as something of a shock when, in 1980, I first heard Yoda's summary of war in The Empire Strikes Back. Luke Skywalker, if you remember, tells the wizened Jedi master that he seeks 'a great warrior.' 'Wars not make one great,' Yoda replies."

http://www.truth-out.org/%E2%80%9Cour-american-heroes%E2%80%9D-why-it%E2%80%99s-wrong-equate-military-service-with-heroism61595



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