Barack Obama

What they’re saying about US Guantanamo U-turn

News Tue 8 Mar 2011, AT 16:25

Obama has gone back on the first promise he made as US President - to close down Guantanamo Bay

Guantanamo Bay

Ten things you need to know today

Instant Briefing Tue 8 Mar 2011, AT 16:21

Tuesday: The First Post’s super-quick catch-up on the main news talking points

Guantanamo Bay

Detroit bomber rekindles row over Guantanamo Bay

News Tue 5 Jan 2010, AT 07:30

With half of the remaining inmates coming from Yemen, Obama is urged to reconsider camp closure

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

9/11 New York trial: what they’re saying

News Fri 13 Nov 2009, AT 16:37

What commentators say about the prospect of the alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed being tried in a civilian court

Torturing terrorists is bad for your health

News Wed 22 Apr 2009, AT 18:10

Coline Covington explores the pain suffered by individuals and states when they use “enhanced interrogation techniques”

Binyam Mohamed: police probe MI5 torture claims

News Thu 26 Mar 2009, AT 13:31

The Met has been called in to investigate claims that British secret services were complicit in the torture of a UK resident

Bagram - the granddaddy of US terror camps

News Mon 9 Feb 2009, AT 00:00

The Bagram detention centre in Afghanistan makes others look like holiday camps, say those who have been there