http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:48:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36003/us-shipping-foreign-fighters-to-home-prisons.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe US has stepped up efforts to return foreign fighters captured in Iraq and Afghanistan to their homelands, the New York Times reports. More than 200 detainees have been turned over to security services in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries as the military works to empty its controversial secret prisons—and dodge continuing problems at Guantanamo Bay.http://www.newser.com/story/36003/us-shipping-foreign-fighters-to-home-prisons.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 28 Aug 2008 0:01:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35298/interpreter-shortage-signals-gitmo-gridlock.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHundreds of cases filed by Guantanamo prisoners will be delayed by a shortage of qualified interpreters, reports the Washington Post . Lawyers are swamped with work since the Supreme Court ruled that terror suspects have the right to seek release in federal court—and they desperately need translators. Interpreters who can earn the trust of detainees, navigate cultural nuances and speak obscure dialects are rare.http://www.newser.com/story/35298/interpreter-shortage-signals-gitmo-gridlock.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 0:28:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35046/interrogation-debate-divides-psychologists.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe use of psychologists to aid government interrogations at places such as Guantanamo Bay has triggered an acrimonious ethical debate as the American Psychological Association considers banning the practice altogether, the New York Times reports. Some say psychologists are used to “break” detainees—in some cases illegally—while others argue that psychologists must be present during questioning to ensure the safety of both the detainee and the interrogator.http://www.newser.com/story/35046/interrogation-debate-divides-psychologists.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 16 Aug 2008 7:04:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34874/clooney-mulls-movie-on-qaeda-driver.html?refid=rss_all_defaultActivist actor George Clooney is considering making the most politically charged film of his career, the Independent reports. The Syriana star has bought the movie rights to The Challenge , a book documenting the life and trial of Osama bin Laden's chauffeur Salim Hamdan, who was sentenced last week to nearly six years in prison for supporting terror. Clooney would likely play Hamdan's lawyer,http://www.newser.com/story/34874/clooney-mulls-movie-on-qaeda-driver.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 14 Aug 2008 0:08:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34737/coney-island-gets-political-with-waterboarding-demo.html?refid=rss_all_defaultConey Island's politically charged addition to its sideshow lineup—two animatronic figures demonstrating how waterboarding works—"is disturbing in a way that journalistic accounts of torture can only approximate," writes Jeremy Gerard of Bloomberg. "It left me wrecked." For $1, spectators can peer through a barred window and watch a bound and gagged figure seemingly gasp for air as another pours water on his face.http://www.newser.com/story/34737/coney-island-gets-political-with-waterboarding-demo.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 12 Aug 2008 15:30:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34488/six-months-for-hamdan-scrap-military-trials.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSalim Hamdan’s five-and-a-half-year prison sentence is a "stunningly unjust" joke, writes an enraged Andrew McCarthy in the National Review, especially because bin Laden’s driver will eligible for release in 6 months. Absurdly, he is now in a better position than his fellow detainees who haven’t been convicted of war crimes.http://www.newser.com/story/34488/six-months-for-hamdan-scrap-military-trials.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 08 Aug 2008 12:53:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34472/hamdan-case-lends-tribunals-credibility.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe conviction of  Osama bin Laden’s driver on a relatively minor charge, and the imposition of a light sentence, may vouch for the integrity of the Guantanamo military court and clear the way for trials of upper-echelon detainees, the LA Times reports. The White House is particularly eager to proceed against Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.http://www.newser.com/story/34472/hamdan-case-lends-tribunals-credibility.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 08 Aug 2008 7:59:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34412/osama-driver-gets-66-months.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSalim Hamdan, the driver for Osama bin Laden convicted of providing material support for terrorism, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison today, Reuters reports. The military jury's sentence takes into effect time served at Guantanamo Bay, making him eligible for release in about 5 months. The US, however, insists it can hold him indefinitely as an "enemy combatant."http://www.newser.com/story/34412/osama-driver-gets-66-months.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 07 Aug 2008 15:14:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34343/was-qaeda-cabbie-flunky-or-warrior.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNow that Salim Hamdan has been found guilty of driving Osama bin Laden around Afghanistan, sentencers must now decide if that makes him a warrior or a flunky, USA Today reports. Testimony from a psychiatrist describing Hamdan's path from impoverished Yemeni orphan to chauffeur for the world's most wanted man is expected to play a key role in the decision.http://www.newser.com/story/34343/was-qaeda-cabbie-flunky-or-warrior.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 07 Aug 2008 1:46:47 CDT