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H. Candace Gorman

H. Candace Gorman is a civil rights attorney in Chicago. She blogs regularly about legal issues surrounding Guantanamo detainees at <a href= “http://gtmoblog.blogspot.com”> The Guantanamo Blog.</a>

Most Recent Articles

  • 27 May 08

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    A Kinder, Gentler Torture

    While staying at his in-law's village in Afghanistan in December 2001, Abdul Hamid Al-Ghizzawi, my client at Guantánamo, more »

  • 08 Jan 08

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    Catch-22 in the 21st Century

    Government censors are making like Joseph Heller's character Yossarian and blacking out random information in letters from Guantánamo that has nothing to do with "national security" more »

  • 06 Dec 07

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    Third Time’s the Charm?

    The military didn't even bother to retain most of the documents from the Combatant Status Review Tribunals conducted in 2004, so the government has no documents showing any reason for holding these men more »

  • 18 Oct 07

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    Suicide and Spin Doctors

    There are many ways for the oppressor to force himself into the mind of the oppressed, but one surefire way is through indefinite detention. Never knowing when--or if--you will be released is a cruel form of psychological torture and allows you to keep hope while simultaneously filling you with fear more »

  • 02 Oct 07

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    Inside the Secret Facility

    In an Orwellian twist, the U.S. government monitors all correspondence between a Guantánamo attorney and her client more »

  • 16 Aug 07

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    Gitmo’s Last Honest Man

    Abraham found that "evidence" was generally gathered by inexperienced staff with little legal or intelligence training, and he got no assurance that he was given access to all available evidence on a detainee more »

  • 19 Jul 07

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    Get Me Out of Gitmo

    Most detainees at Guantánamo are willing and able to go home, but Bush's spin continues to dizzy our corporate media more »

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