The Guantánamo Blog

From our friends down under at Justinian

2026-08-07T10:04:06.079-04:00

How Bad Is Trump, Really? ROGER FITCH ESQ THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026 Crimes at the heart of presidential power ... Shakedowns, extortions, insider trading, cash for pardons, revenge ... And here comes Trump's enabler, Todd Blanche ... Breaking into the backdoor of the Treasury in broad daylight ... Roger Fitch with his Letter from Washington

Lindsay also worked hard to keep Guantanamo open...

2026-07-14T15:59:04.917-04:00

Good riddance to Lindsay Graham. He worked hard to keep Guantanamo open and although there are a lot of others who help (Yes, You too Obama) I think it is fair to say that Lindsay played an important role. So yes, good riddance to you Mr. Graham. This is just an excerpt from a longer article well worth reading. Link to the full article at the bottom.By the spring of 2009, Republican

Hope dies last...

2026-07-04T14:10:16.393-04:00

Let it begin again

2026-07-04T10:54:17.885-04:00

In Congress, July 4, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect

let's not let this be our new national anthem (oops)

2026-07-04T10:52:05.831-04:00

JUSTICE U.S. STYLE

2026-05-28T13:06:15.183-04:00

By Carol RosenbergProsecutors portrayed the prisoners as unrepentant jihadists who bragged about their roles in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to federal agents during their first months in military detention at Guantánamo Bay.Defense lawyers cast the men as so broken by violence and solitary confinement in their years

From Roger Fitch and our friends down under...

2026-05-20T11:08:52.650-04:00

The Poisoning Of America ROGER FITCH ESQ TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026 Trump's corruption runs wild ... The grotesque IRS "settlement" ... Scrubbing the presidential records ... DOJ's culpability ... What happens post-Trump? ... The ICE Gestapo ... Abuse on an unprecedented scale ... Some judges are standing up ... Roger Fitch's letter from Washington “

Abu Zubaydah’s torture drawings

2026-05-20T11:05:25.996-04:00

Abu Zubaydah’s torture drawings A self-portrait by Abu Zubaydah, from the exhibition, "Art from Guantánamo, by Abu Zubaydah." An exhibition in London exposes the true face of U.S. barbarism. The Torture Drawings of Abu Zubaydah, Guantánamo’s “Forever Prisoner”, “Art from Guantánamo, by Abu Zubaydah,” which is currently on display at the London School

Free fallin....

2026-05-11T20:54:00.002-04:00

At first it was a slow fall and maybe repairable. At least I thought so back in 2005 when I joined the ranks of attorneys fighting for the habeas corpus rights of Guantanamo detainees. But it has been a slippery slope and the downward spiral started with the dumbing down of my fellow country people. The dumbing down began in earnest in the early 1980's with Reagan and his malicious

The talking dog calls it a day

2026-04-07T17:40:00.002-04:00

It is a long post- and well worth the entire read. I couldn't decide where to start and stop but here is my abbreviated version. Go and read the whole thing.... link at the bottomAnd then shit got real, really fast. In a surprise to no one except the alleged American president and his lackey the [alcoholic and quite mentally disturbed] alleged Secretary of War, Iran did not fold. Instead,

we the people do not want a war...

2026-04-06T11:04:00.001-04:00

From Roger Fitch and our friends down under (updated)

2026-04-02T09:15:00.004-04:00

America’s OzymandiasROGER FITCH ESQ THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026 Roger Fitch, our man in Washington, examines three elements driving the United States towards the abyss ... War ... Corruption ... And, one man's maniacal ego“The lion’s share of blame for the

24 years of torture

2026-03-31T10:22:00.000-04:00

Saturday March 28, 2026 was not just No Kings Day but it was also the 24th anniversary of my country's torture program. As my friend Any Worthington has pointed out- long time "detainee" Abu Zaubaydah is still being held by my country. Free Abu Zubaydah now! Is this email not displaying correctly?

Rogue Superpower

2026-03-31T09:48:00.001-04:00

It has been pointed out to me that the US is not just any old rogue country- we were one of the super powers and now we are a rogue superpower. Thing is, pretty soon at the rate we are going, the world will not have to worry about us being a super power. The American people have been dumbed down and our oligarch contingent has been busy stealing the country blind. Of course the world

Except they are not "masters" - they are buffoons.

2026-02-28T12:52:00.001-05:00

very dangerous buffoons.

Rogue Nation part II

2026-02-28T12:10:00.000-05:00

I am convinced that this trump guy is a putin asset.He has done everything in his power to destroy this country - first from within- destroying our governmental structure and now with another illegal war. this one with clearly more consequences than Venezuela.Meanwhile the billionaire oligarchs continue their strangle hold on our media, our businesses, our housing.This will not end

Another new anthem for our times?

2026-02-21T13:07:00.001-05:00

As you probably have gathered from this blog- music is an important part of protest. Listen to this new one from Nils Lofgran.

Fuck trump....

2026-02-20T12:10:00.003-05:00

Juliana Stratton is the lt. governor of Illinois and she is running for Durbin's seat in the senate (fortunately Durbin is retiring!) She just put out an ad that shows why she should become Illinois new senator.Watch it here.

American obituary....

2026-02-18T16:38:00.002-05:00

The ICC under attack from the trump criminals...

2026-02-18T12:28:00.000-05:00

Almost 20 years ago, when the International Criminal Court was in its infancy, I was honored to be invited as a visiting professional. I worked in the victims unit and helped draft some of the policies that are still in place. I have long wanted to return and continue the work I started but my cases here in Chicago demand my attention. That said, I keep up on the ICC and even paid a visit

Streets of Minneapolis...

2026-01-29T10:44:00.001-05:00

YAY ---CCR and the ACLU

2026-01-28T18:17:00.002-05:00

When I find a link to the lawsuit itself I will update: Burnley v. U.S., No. 26-cv-10364 (D. Mass. Jan. 27), a landmark action filed by the ACLU and CCR on behalf of survivors of two Trinidanians killed in U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean---- seeking Accountability for Murder on the High Seas! Here is a link to a summary of the actions from CCR's website.Note- CCR is and

my country is actually worse than a rogue state...

2026-01-24T17:33:00.001-05:00

as the current administration continues to kill our people I share this with you:and as Tom Morello so nicely put it..."Fuck you, we won’t do what you tell us."

More on Trumps mental "derangement" -From Roger Fitch and our friends down under...

2026-01-20T18:00:00.001-05:00

Presidential Derangement Syndrome ROGER FITCH ESQ TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 The destructive force of Trump's egomania ...Narcissist on the loose ... Mob boss ... Venezuela - "it's mine" ... Real estate opportunities for Greenland ... Roger Fitch reports from Washington “No president has understood less about what makes America great than

Let's go Switzerland...

2026-01-20T14:37:00.000-05:00

Let us hope that Al Gore is not the last to refer to actions by the trump administration as "insane." The man has clear mental health issues. "The campaign against wind by the Trump administration is “insane,” Gore said in an interview on Tuesday in Davos with David Rubenstein."One of many indications that the man is dangerously sick.