The Guantanamo Papers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135694663&ft=1&f=135694663 An NPR investigation of secret military documents from the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay details the system used to assess how dangerous the detainees would be if released. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 06 May 2011 10:40:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif The Guantanamo Papers http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135694663&ft=1&f=135694663 Additional Guantanamo Documents Show More 'High Risk' Detainees The new documents include details on an additional 35 detainees about whom no information had previously known. Fri, 06 May 2011 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/06/136053260/additional-guantanamo-documents-show-more-high-risk-detainees?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/06/136053260/additional-guantanamo-documents-show-more-high-risk-detainees?ft=1&f=135694663 The new documents include details on an additional 35 detainees about whom no information had previously known.

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]]> Did Harsh Interrogation Tactics Lead To Bin Laden? Documents from the Guantanamo detention camp show prisoners there and at secret CIA facilities were interrogated over and over about Osama bin Laden's courier network. About a third of the CIA detainees were subjected to what the agency euphemistically called enhanced interrogation techniques. Thu, 05 May 2011 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/05/05/136005405/did-harsh-interrogation-tactics-lead-to-bin-laden?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/2011/05/05/136005405/did-harsh-interrogation-tactics-lead-to-bin-laden?ft=1&f=135694663 Documents from the Guantanamo detention camp show prisoners there and at secret CIA facilities were interrogated over and over about Osama bin Laden's courier network. About a third of the CIA detainees were subjected to what the agency euphemistically called enhanced interrogation techniques.

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]]> At Guantanamo, Big Threats Found In Small Clues Hundreds of classified documents from the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo provide a look at how military officials determined whom they had in custody and whether they might have ties to terrorism. Interrogators were trained to look for subtle clues — among them, a Casio F-91W watch, said to be the favored timepiece of al-Qaida bomb-makers. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:34:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/29/135815729/at-guantanamo-big-threats-found-in-small-clues?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/29/135815729/at-guantanamo-big-threats-found-in-small-clues?ft=1&f=135694663 Hundreds of classified documents from the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo provide a look at how military officials determined whom they had in custody and whether they might have ties to terrorism. Interrogators were trained to look for subtle clues — among them, a Casio F-91W watch, said to be the favored timepiece of al-Qaida bomb-makers.

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]]> Judges Question Evidence On Guantanamo Detainees A side-by-side comparison of the Pentagon's secret Guantanamo detainee assessment briefs and federal court rulings shows that intelligence analysts and federal judges can reach starkly opposing conclusions from the same raw intelligence. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:54:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/28/135776450/judges-question-evidence-on-guantanamo-detainees?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/28/135776450/judges-question-evidence-on-guantanamo-detainees?ft=1&f=135694663 A side-by-side comparison of the Pentagon's secret Guantanamo detainee assessment briefs and federal court rulings shows that intelligence analysts and federal judges can reach starkly opposing conclusions from the same raw intelligence.

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]]> Guantanamo Papers Reveal A Great Deal, Reporter Says Carol Rosenberg of the<em> Miami Herald</em> has been reporting about the detention center for years. The previously secret documents, she says, tell us a lot about the ways U.S. personnel tried to determine which detainees were and were not dangerous. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/26/135744717/guantanamo-papers-reveal-a-great-deal-reporter-says?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/26/135744717/guantanamo-papers-reveal-a-great-deal-reporter-says?ft=1&f=135694663 Carol Rosenberg of the Miami Herald has been reporting about the detention center for years. The previously secret documents, she says, tell us a lot about the ways U.S. personnel tried to determine which detainees were and were not dangerous.

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]]> Secret Documents: Guantanamo Interrogators Worked Without Nuance Secret documents reveal that interrogators at Guantanamo were ill prepared to gather reliable intelligence from prisoners at the camp. Some interrogators didn't have the language skills and would reward prisoners with McDonald's for being helpful. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/25/135716743/secret-documents-guantanamo-interrogators-worked-without-nuance?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/25/135716743/secret-documents-guantanamo-interrogators-worked-without-nuance?ft=1&f=135694663 Secret documents reveal that interrogators at Guantanamo were ill prepared to gather reliable intelligence from prisoners at the camp. Some interrogators didn't have the language skills and would reward prisoners with McDonald's for being helpful.

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]]> Detainees Transferred Or Freed Despite 'High Risk' Hundreds of secret documents show that military and counterterrorism analysts sometimes found it difficult to determine whether those held in the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay were truly dangerous. Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135690396/detainees-transferred-or-freed-despite-high-risk?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135690396/detainees-transferred-or-freed-despite-high-risk?ft=1&f=135694663 Hundreds of secret documents show that military and counterterrorism analysts sometimes found it difficult to determine whether those held in the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay were truly dangerous.

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]]> Leaked Documents Reveal New Details On Guantanamo A trove of more than 700 leaked military documents has provided detailed information about the detainees who have served at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston and The <em>New York Times</em>' Scott Shane share what they have learned from the materials. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135710860/leaked-documents-reveal-new-details-on-guantanamo?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135710860/leaked-documents-reveal-new-details-on-guantanamo?ft=1&f=135694663 A trove of more than 700 leaked military documents has provided detailed information about the detainees who have served at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston and The New York Times' Scott Shane share what they have learned from the materials.

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]]> Also In WikiLeaks Papers: Al-Qaida Leaders' Movements Following Sept. 11 There's a lot to read this morning about the suspected terrorists who have been held at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as just where many of al-Qaida's top leaders were on Sept. 11, 2001. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/25/135699972/also-in-wikileaks-papers-al-qaida-leaders-movements-following-sept-11?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/04/25/135699972/also-in-wikileaks-papers-al-qaida-leaders-movements-following-sept-11?ft=1&f=135694663 There's a lot to read this morning about the suspected terrorists who have been held at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as just where many of al-Qaida's top leaders were on Sept. 11, 2001.

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]]> 'High-Risk' Detainees Released From Guantanamo NPR, along with <em>The New York Times</em>, is reporting on hundreds of classified documents concerning detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The documents were originally leaked to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, and come from the Pentagon's Joint Task Force at Guantanamo. In the papers, the government assesses the dangers posed by the detainees. An NPR investigation shows that some detainees, considered likely to pose a threat to the U.S. if they were released, were indeed let go. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135697167/detainee-assessments-included-in-classified-documents?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135697167/detainee-assessments-included-in-classified-documents?ft=1&f=135694663 NPR, along with The New York Times, is reporting on hundreds of classified documents concerning detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The documents were originally leaked to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, and come from the Pentagon's Joint Task Force at Guantanamo. In the papers, the government assesses the dangers posed by the detainees. An NPR investigation shows that some detainees, considered likely to pose a threat to the U.S. if they were released, were indeed let go.

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]]> Military Documents Detail Life At Guantanamo Thousands of pages of secret military reports obtained by <em>The New York Times</em> and shared with NPR put a name, a history and a face on some of the hundreds of men held at the detention camp. Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135690218/military-documents-detail-life-at-guantanamo?ft=1&f=135694663 http://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135690218/military-documents-detail-life-at-guantanamo?ft=1&f=135694663 Thousands of pages of secret military reports obtained by The New York Times and shared with NPR put a name, a history and a face on some of the hundreds of men held at the detention camp.

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