2009.03.22 - PEGC Update
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1) GUANTANAMO BAY

SCOTUSblog --

March 23, 2009
FIRST TEST OF OBAMA DETENTION DOCTRINE
by Lyle Denniston

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/first-test-of-obama-detention-doctrine/


USDC D.D.C. --

KHAN, v. OBAMA, No. 06-1690 (RBW)

March 20, 2009
MAJID KHAN'S SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM
REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT'S DETENTION AUTHORITY

http://www.pegc.us/archive/In_re_Gitmo_II/khan_ec_supp_20090320.pdf

* Full text with exbibits...

http://www.pegc.us/archive/In_re_Gitmo_II/khan_ec_supp_20090320_full.pdf



2) TORTURE

New York Times --

March 23, 2009
PLEA BARGAIN WAS WEIGHED FOR GUANTANAMO DETAINEE
by Raymond Bonner

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/world/europe/24london.html

* Confidential Annex to Judgement 3, [2008] EWHC 2519:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/world/binyam-mohamed-court-document.pdf

* Judgement 3, [2008] EWHC 2519 (Admin)(2008.10.22):

http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2008/2519.html


The Daily Mail (UK) --

March 23, 2009
GUANTANAMO 'BRIT' WAS OFFERED FREEDOM ONLY IF
HE PROMISED NOT TO SUE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
by Sam Greenhill

http://tinyurl.com/d4tngy



3) OP-ED

JURIST --

March 18, 2009
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S DETENTION AUTHORITY MUST
INCORPORATE LAW OF NON-INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT
by Gabor Rona

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/hotline/2009/03/obama-administrations-detention.php


The Times (UK) --

March 22, 2009
GIVE OBAMA MORE TIME. THEN GIVE HIM HELL
by Andrew Sullivan

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/andrew_sullivan/article5949801.ece


Ottawa Citizen --

March 13, 2009
WHY I CARE ABOUT OMAR KHADR
by Kate Heartfield

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/care+about+Omar+Khadr/1379801/story.html

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