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prisonerssk about the down in guantanamo bay. can you discuss the extension of habeas corpus to them? more difficult and complicated questions have continued to arise as the war on terror has unfolded. what is theone is role of the article three federal courts. this is a hard question. if you want to look to history, most people doing constitutional law start with history and the question is where did they go from there. if you want to look to history, there aren't great analogies to be drawn between those at guantanamo bay and classic war models. there were clear lines of division between american prisoners who were traitors and could claim the protection of english law, what ever those protections were, but for the captured,en they were they were prisoners of war governed by international law, their rights were governed by international law and the laws of nation. there were two legal frameworks in place. and depending on whether you were in a declared state of war with great britain you fell into one category or the other, dep

one asks about the prisoners in guantanamo bay. can you discuss the suspension of habeas corpus, even those who art noncitizens? so, more difficult and complicated questions have continued to arise as this has unfolded. the biggest one is, what do we do with the people who are at moreanamo bay, and specifically, what is the role of the federal three courts in ruling those detentions? this is a hard question. one of the reason it is so hard is, if you want to look to history, and not everyone does, but most people doing constitutional law start with history. the question is then where they go from there. to history,to look there are not great analogies to be drawn between the situation of those at guantanamo bay and classic war models. in the american revolution there were clear lines of division between american prisoners who were traitors and could claim the protection of english law, whatever those protections were. and helpingfrench us, when they were captured there were prisoners of war and -- governed by international law and

quarter of an hour into the program welcome back guantanamo bay prisoners could be kept locked up with charge indefinitely according to a u.s. justice department official that comment came during a rare legal case in which eleven mates in the u.s. detention center in cuba have their appeals for trial or release heard by a court in washington now the official said they could be held for as long as the war on terror continues. i think the government didn't help its case by saying that you know essentially. you know this this war might be like one hundred years war in england and potentially we could end up detaining people for several generations of long as hostilities were ongoing and in the war on terror let's go through some of the details the men have been held the notorious military prison some for as long as fifteen years without ever being charged with a crime their lawyers are demanding the inmates be there tried or released the eleven men were not allowed to listen into the court arguments because authorities said there wasn't a room big enough to shackle them all in together we

international smaller got more news coming up after the break talk about the guantanamo bay prison as well and what's been happening there. you know world big partisan movie lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that made stream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bath shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. with no make this manufactured consensus least until the public well. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the famous merry go round certainly the one percent. nor middle of the room six. million real news is. a good morning in a rare legal case eleven inmates at the us to tension center in guantanamo bay cuba have had the appeal for release heard by a u.s. court this is what one of the lawyers behind the case had to say about it. for saying that the government would have to prove that these men still pose a danger or a real danger of returning. to the

how does guantanamo bay fit into the context? if you look at the newspaper, you will see the picture of the marines landing at guantanamo bay in 1898. a battalion of marine establishes the base that is there today. look at what the marines got with one battalion. guess who was there with them to talk about it? stephen crane, one of the best isounts of military action his account of the battles of guantanamo and after. you are going to see a pattern develop of battalions and andments doing things famous reporters and such trailing along with them. this is 1898. let's go to peaking -- peaking, china. take a look at this. china, there is a detachment of marines that comes off ship and consulates in the beijing. more marines come and two regimens of army, as well. look who gets the newspaper. those marines haven't even gone, and there they are. they are in their whites, a big picture of the marines. do you see a pattern? that's one of the things that the talks today have been about the impact of world war i on , america and the armed

the biggest one is what with do we do with the people at guantanamo bay. more specifically what is the role of the article three federal court in reviewing those detentions. this is a really hard question. one of the reasons it's so hard is because if you want to look to history and not everyone does, but most people who are doing constitutional law start with history and then the question is where they go from there. if you want to look to history there aren't great analogies to be drawn between the situation of those are at guantanamo bay and classic war models. the american revolution, there were clear lines of division between american prisoners who were traitors and claim the protection of english law whatever those protections were. for the french were captured they were prisoners of war and governed by the international law. there were two legal frameworks and depending on whether in a declared state of war with great britain you fell into one category or the other. the golden globe detainees, they don't fit that model. they come from countries whic

the guantanamo bay detention camp was opened in two thousand and two by president george w. bush since then seven hundred eighty prisoners have been held as part of america's fight against terrorism human rights groups have decried the treatment of inmates after reports of abuse and torture surfaced perspired efforts from the previous administration to shut it down donald trump signed an executive order to keep the camp open indefinitely forty people are still incarcerated there here's another former guantanamo prisoners describe the torment he suffered torture false imprisonment. human degrading treatment is something that myself and many others endured but i think the cruelest and most torturous treatment has being detained without charge or trial by a country that claims to be the bastion of freedom and human rights and democracy we already know people are being tortured on mass the americans are a little bit you in the. torture but what's happening now is that. is as an american high and i think most people in this whether it's bush. donald trump all have allowed one tun

so how does guantanamo bay fit into that context? so if you look at the newspaper clipping there, you'll see up there the pretty picture of the marines landing at guantanamo bay, 1898. the battalion marines, camp mcculla, establishes the base that's there today. but if you look at the paper, it's everybody else. but look what the marines got with one battalion. and guess who was there to talk about it. stephen crane. one of the counts of military action is his wounds in the rain in the battle of guantanamo bay and after. so you're going to see a pattern develop of battalions and regiments doing thing and the famous reporters and such trailing along with them. so this is 1898. >> let's go to peking. peking, china. there's an attachment that comes off ships that goes to rescue the consulates there in beijing. and then more marines come. and the two regiments of army go there as well. and all the international forces. but look who gets the newspaper clipping. those marines haven't even gone yet. they're in their whites. that's the big p

together well lawyers human rights groups have described the conditions of their imprisonment at guantanamo bay as on constitutional on against international law among the group appealing for release is tell feek about honey he's a yemeni citizen and has been detained in guantanamo bay since two thousand and three on suspicion of being a member of al qaida he's never been charged in fact he was previously cleared by u.s. authorities ungrounded release papers on three occasions each time though it was counseled at the last minute here's what another detainee had to say about their situation. i still have feet even after all this time they did judge will see through this to bt the better solution would be deceived the american taxpayer the eleven million per year to keep me here and maybe nobody but i am a very expensive nobody the guantanamo bay detention camp was opened in two thousand and two by president george w. bush since that seven hundred eighty prisoners have been held there as part of america's fight against terrorism human rights groups have decried the treatment of inmates after

i'm going to take you to guantanamo bay. i'm going to take you to painting china, to veracruz mexico, other places. basically, i'm going to start in 1998, and finished in 1950. so, i'm going to accomplish all of that with a cartoon. but, the point is, i have made some important decisions about how to talk with truman and the marines. truman i could have found one or two ways, one which is the atomic bomb. undoubtedly, that is maybe even the bigger one than this. the indentation battle between the armed forces after world war ii is probably the most lengthy of -- in terms of the army marine and navy and air force. too often historical events are without the context. if you look at the newspaper there, you will see up there a pretty picture of the marines landing in guantanamo bay. if you look at the rest of the paper, it is everybody else. he was there with him to talk about it. one of the best counts of military action was the rain. you are going to see a pattern develop class italians and regiments doing things, and famous

law pointing to cases like this guy to feet behind me he's a yemeni citizen has been detained in guantanamo bay for fifteen years known suspicion of having been a member of al qaida he's never been charged in fact he was previously cleared by u.s. authorities and granted release papers on three occasions each and every time that was counsel to the last minute he remains in prison as we speak just like another inmate who made this appeal. i still have feet even after all this time they did judge will see through this to bt the better solution would be deceive the american taxpayer the eleven million per year to keep me here and maybe nobody in but i am a very expensive nobody the guantanamo bay detention camp was opened in two thousand and two by president george w. bush since then seven hundred eighty prisoners have been held there as part of america's fight against terrorism human rights groups have decried the treatment of inmates after reports of abuse and torture surfaced despite efforts from the previous administration to shut it down of course the latest is that donald trump has signe

on record saying in during fighters go on and get justice is important —— lantana might be. —— guantanamoant to work. natalie, staying with you, same newspaper, on the front page, vince cable, servants, secret talks set up to setup a new anti—brexit party —— servants. he was at a dinner party when he should have been voting —— servants. does this story give us a clue as to who might be alongside him with this new party? people and other parties is the quote they have gone with. we can assume they are not people from the house of commons or they would have been missing from the same vote vince cable was missing from. let's assume they must be people from other parties who are in the house of lords, perhaps former mps, former prime ministers. i'm sceptical of a new political party, i have to be honest. i think it sounds like a convincing excuse to suggest that he might have been doing something very busy and important when he should have been voting in the house of commons, but he should be voting in the house of commons, that is one job. he is very much anti-brexit, lib dems are very much

and curiously, if there is a decision by the american authorities to send these two chaps to guantanamo bay, a p pa re ntly these two chaps to guantanamo bay, apparently we would not offer intelligence that might help the authorities if they do decide to send these characters to guant namo. so it seems as though the british are ok about these two guys perhaps getting executed but not going to gwent and obey. and being tortured or interrogated. so we draw the line at culture but not execution? yes, there is not a great deal of consistency and they say it is not a precedent, it has apparently happen before when david cameron was prime minister. apparently it was a sip similar situation where britain did not seek a no exemption agreement, we will let you have these guys but they cannot be executed, so apparently it has happened before. but there wasn't as much of a row about it. i think itjust didn't come out. the authorities didn't wa nt come out. the authorities didn't want this to come out and it has. this has come out because of a leak and the suggestion was was from the united states,

men have gone through that system of usjustice. —— guantanamo bay.ver had convictions. i see no reason why men cannot be alleged, terror suspects cannot be prosecuted effectively in this country by british courts using a british system that we have faith in. the scale of the crimes, the publicity, the kind of crimes that they are accused of, the suggestion is that that perhaps might warrant this particular advice in these cases. again, there is no reason why a british court is not equipped to deal with very serious crimes, so it is an odd position for the british government to take, and a position that fundamentally undermines principles of british justice and values. what's more, effective prosecution is in the interests of justice, even in the most serious circumstances. we want to see the right people brought to justice circumstances. we want to see the right people brought tojustice in circumstances. we want to see the right people brought to justice in a fairand right people brought to justice in a fair and transparent way. the death penalty doe

recently donald trump signed that executive order to keep the camp open indefinitely one former guantanamo prisoners described the torment he suffered. torture false imprisonment cruel inhuman degrading treatment something that myself and many others endured but i think the cruelest and most torturous treatment has being detained without charge or trial by a country that claims to be the bastion of freedom and human rights and democracy we already look at looking tortured on mass the americans at it during the. war on torture but what's happening now is that one tunnel. is as american as american pie and i think most people recognize this whether it's bush or by. donald trump all have allowed one tunnel to exist and continue under the presidency . that's today's rather promote screw so far this thursday things to watch and keep in touch with everything from us as ever on our side. check out our up download it if you can go to ready for me kevin though in a great day. all the security mechanisms and agencies in the e.u. saying we don't want to be part of britain anymore you got caught up in

it down donald trump now signed an executive order to keep the camp open indefinitely of former guantanamo prisoners described the torment. torture false imprisonment cruel inhuman degrading treatment is something that myself and many others endured but i think the cruelest and morse torturous treatment has being that you are detained without charge or trial by a country that claims to be the bastion of freedom and human rights and democracy we already know people are being tortured on mass the americans or the method of doing the state report on torture but what's happening now is that one tunnel. is as american as american pie and i think most most people recognize this whether it's bush of. donald trump all have allowed one tunnel to exist and continue under the presidency. that's nice rhonda from moscow so father says they keep in touch with everything from my son's that means twenty four seven are up but of course on my side all tito come to me kevin oh it's a good day. across europe municipalities are taking their water supply back from private companies to me to peep out the cells w

shut it down donald trump signed an executive order to keep the camp open indefinitely of former guantanamo prison to describe the torment he suffered. torture false imprisonment cruel inhuman degrading treatment something that myself and many others endured but i think the cruelest most torturous treatment has being detained without charge or trial by a country that claims to be the bastion of freedom and human rights and democracy we already look at looking tortured on mass the americans a little bit during the. torture but what's happening now is that on time and will . is as american as american pie and i think most most people recognize this whether it's bush or. donald trump all have allowed one tunnel to exist and continue under the presidency. a migrant support group has launched a campaign to help tens of thousands of students research a mandatory english language exam for foreigners the want to study in the u.k. it claims that many have been wrongly accused of cheating an investigation by the b.b.c.'s panorama program in twenty fourteen exposed an immigration fraud linked to the t

no objection to them being tried in a civil court in the united states but if they are sent to guantanamolice have spent four years gathering intelligence from them, it wouldn't share that if they are sent to guantanamo bay. thank you very much, frank gardner, security correspondent. a gunman has killed two people and wounded a dozen more in, toronto according to canadian police in the city. the 29—year—old gunman opened fire on pedestrians in the city's bustling greektown neighborhood. the suspect was found dead in an alley after an exchange of gunfire with police. president trump has stepped up his rhetoric against iran, with a warning that it will "face consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered". in a message on twitter, written entirely in capital letters, mr trump tells the iranian president he will not tolerate what he calls iran's "demented words of violence and death". richard lister reports. president trump said the deal to limit iran's nuclear programme was an embarrassment. when he signed the order in may withdrawing american support, he seemed s

order to keep the camp open indefinitely forty people are still incarcerated there another former guantanamo prison has been describing the torment he suffered. torture false imprisonment cruel inhuman degrading treatment is something that myself and many others endured but i think the cruelest and most torturous treatment has being that you are detained without charge or trial by a country that claims to be the bastion of freedom and human rights and democracy we already know people are being tortured on mass the americans at mit it during the state report on torture but what's happening now is that one tunnel. is as american as american pie and i think most people recognize this whether it's bush. donald trump all have allowed one tunnel to exist and continue under the presidency thousands might have been wrongly accused of cheating during mandatory english exams for foreigners in the u.k. we'll have the details of that for you after this quick break. all the security back and isms and agencies in the e.u. saying we don't want to be part of britain anymore you've got car companies dropping

professor amanda tyler discusses her book "habeas corpus in wartime, from the tower of london to guantanamo bay." she also discusses how the english roots of habeas corpus connect to america today. this program was hosted by the national constitution center. it's an hour. >> now for the program. i would like to introduce my guest amanda tyler. ,she

but what if the us wants to send the pairto but what if the us wants to send the pair to guantanamo bayts. it wants to see that facility closed. where and how these two eventually face trial is of paramount interest of the relatives of their alleged victims. they want to see them held accountable in court for some of the most hideous crimes they are alleged to have committed. frank gardner, bbc news. now let's talk to philippe sands, qc and professor of law at university college london, about the legal implications of this decision. do you see a conflict between the british government willing to send these men to the united states to face trial and possibly the death penalty and not potentially back them being sent to guantanamo bay? well, the policy seems to have been made on the hoof. it is a change of policy. the british government's position has been for more than a0 yea rs we position has been for more than a0 years we don't send people to places where they're subject to the death penalty. and this what is they call now a rare exception, but it is a first. so that is a change of po

to the us on these horrendous terrorists and then the question of whether they will be held in guantanamopermanent incarceration. there are a number of questions being raised about this. i just want to make clear this is quite an emotional story. and i know there is a shorthand reference people have been using for these terrible individuals. i am not going to use this reference. instead i would like to mention... the danger is it sort of not trivialises, but it lessens the impact. you are absolutely right. these are the guys who beheaded usjournalist absolutely right. these are the guys who beheaded us journalist james foley, a british aid worker david haynes, and alan henning, and also held 20 western hostages and tortured most of them between 2014-15. tortured most of them between 2014—15. absolutely heinous crimes. that is where the motion comes in. we have to look at how these people are tried, how they are held and what happens to them. let's not forget what they did. indeed. this is covered in the telegraph. i am sure it will be followed up in other papers as well. this is in the st

federal court in washington, d.c., as a judge considers a habeas corpus petition brought by 11 guantanamo prisoners who argue their perpetual detention is arbitraryry and unlnlawful. saudi arabia issued a royal pardon on tuesday to all of its soldiers in yemen, forgiving troops accused of committing abuses during the saudi-led assault on houthi rebels. the e pardon came as amnesty international accused the united arab emirates of tororturing prisisoners in a network of sest prisons in souththern yemen, calling fofor an international r crimes investigation. amnesty investigators say they've uncovered evidence of widespread beatings, the use of electric shock, and sexual violence a at the prisons. the uae is a key ally of the united states and has partnered with saudi arabia in its military assault on yemen, which has created the world's worst humanitarian crisisis with a cholerera epidemic t that's sisd more than one million people and millions more pushed to the brink of famine. the white house touted federal judge brett kavanaugh's business-friendly record in a one-page memo handed out t

civil criminal courtroom there's other options as well these individuals could be transferred to guantanamo bay where they can be held without being charged and there have been obviously a number of individuals held for an extended period of time at guantanamo bay as a result of being an enemy combatant to the united states or being known terrorists this doesn't set a precedent the u.k. we understand has done similar things in the past all those difficult kind of name a number when it happened and what precisely happened but this principle morality softened a little bit if this happens because the chances are surely that this this this proposition will not be rescinded well yeah i think it goes to the core of. principle you know the u.k. has has taken a principled position for more than a half a century. the death penalty a wanting assurances from other countries before extradition. and i think we lost the line to pittsburgh we've got the gremlins and on this news we'll move on. italy's foreign minister says migrants rescued from the mediterranean will be allowed to come ashore while the e.

berkeley law discussesamanda tyler her book history habeas corpus in war time, from the tower of guantanamo corpus connect to america today. posted by theas national constitution center. it's an hour. >> okay. and now, for the program. i would like

but what if the us wants to send the pair to guantanamo bay?overnment, then it would withhold key intelligence on the two suspects. it wants to see that facility closed. where and how these two eventually face trial is of paramount interest to the relatives of their alleged victims. they want to see them held accountable in court for some of the most hideous crimes they're alleged to have committed. frank gardner, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the heat is rising. why the hot weather is soaring across the planet. also on the programme: rare pieces of disneyland history are up for auction in tinseltown. 0k, coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt, and

but what if the us wants to send the pair to guantanamo bay?ys the government, then it would withhold key intelligence on the two suspects. it wants to see that facility closed. where and how these two eventually face trial is of paramount interest to the relatives of their alleged victims. they want to see them held accountable in court for some of the most hideous crimes they're alleged to have committed. frank gardner, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: rare pieces of disneyland history are up for auction in tinseltown. ok, coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt, and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning sperm, unabl

want to guantanamo close are saying they're going. exactly are going to make things and the truth is like because it's not a magic wand just because you get voted into office we have to do what we have to stop letting that happen and we're the ones who have to speak up and. people like you and i who have the privilege of being able to speak loudly and do that we have to that is what i think is missing as we get comfy we get comfy. where you are saying when my father was governor for four years minnesota he said the biggest bargaining chip he had was the will of the people behind him once anybody felt like the will of the people was no longer like out in the streets and right in the right in the letters and doing all that then that politician loses that leverage that they have to change to make change once they're like. yeah and there's nothing you can pretty much nothing you can do about it i mean just the cycle continues and we end up going down the same path over and over again until people are educated so that information that you'

for the first time we did have a little bit of a passing involvement with special rendition and guantanamo cuba early outsourced things to russia where they don't have a death penalty we quite clearly have not got the death penalty in this country but the commentary here from the one of the most senior members of the british government suggest that we also know the home secretary that we relaxed about if these individuals actually get murdered there's some fluff in here about saying well we hope it's going to be a life sentence instead of examining allegorical that of the death penalty had we not reinstitute and i think so it's quite clear as well where it says that they're not seeking assurances that the death penalty will not be used and just just to be clear this is not the death penalty as in britain's assassination drone strikes which have killed british citizens in any get this is when they are a prisoner. they can be in the end of the wager in a way you could argue this is a more honest approach to the death penalty then simply killing someone without a trial and without any due pro

but what if the us wants to send the pair to guantanamo bay?ernment, then it would withhold key intelligence on the two suspects. it wants to see that facility closed. where and how these two eventually face trial is of paramount interest to the relatives of their alleged victims. they want to see them held accountable in court for some of the most hideous crimes they're alleged to have committed. frank gardner, bbc news. three men have been arrested after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. he was in his pushchair at a retail park on saturday afternoon. the paramedic who treated the toddler at the scene has spoken exclusively to the bbc. he said the attack was horrific. from worcester, seema kotecha sent this report. a busy retail park witnessed a rare attack over the weekend. specialist teams spent hours collating evidence after a 3—year—old boy was doused in a corrosive substance while in his pushchair in home bargains. the fluid that i saw was pink in colour. it had quite a strong smell. no bl

but what if the us wants to send the pair to guantanamo bay? the government, then it would withhold key intelligence on the two suspects. it wants to see that facility closed. where and how these two eventually face trial is of paramount interest to the relatives of their alleged victims. they want to see them held accountable in court for some of the most hideous crimes they're alleged to have committed. frank gardner, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. dramatic footage has emerged which captures the moment a gunman opened fire on a busy street in toronto. at least two people died and a dozen were wounded during the attack which took place in the city's greektown neighborhood. the gunman, identifed as faisal hussain, was found dead in an alley after an exchange of gunfire with police. it's believed he was suffering from mental health problems. the nicaraguan president, daniel ortega has blamed paramilitary gangs for the killing of around three hundred people in anti—government protests since april. in a rare interview with fox n

but what if the us wants to send the pair to guantanamo bay?nment, then it would withhold key intelligence on the two suspects. it wants to see that facility closed. where and how these two eventually face trial is of paramount interest to the relatives of their alleged victims. they want to see them held accountable, in court, for some of the most hideous crimes they are alleged to have committed. frank gardner, bbc news. two people have been killed and 13 others injured, including a young child, after a gunman opened fire on a busy road in the canadian city of toronto. the suspect, who was 29, was found dead in an alley after exchanging fire with police. officers say the motive for the shooting in an area of cafes and restaurants is unclear. three men have been arrested after a three—year—old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in worcester. the child was in his pushchair at a retail park when the incident happened on saturday afternoon. the paramedic who treated the toddler at the scene has spoken exclusively to the bbc. he

when he wrote about the majority opinion that detainees at guantanamo bay had the constitutional right of habeas corpus to challenge their detention. and certainly it's worth noting in looking at justice kennedy's legacy and the importance of a single vote, cases that involve the rights of opportunity for our lgbtq brothers and sisters. in that 5-4 vote our nation declared that love is love. that everyone has a light to -- a right to marry whoever they love regardless of gender or sexual orientation. in one of those cases in united states v. windsor, he helped to strike down the defense of marriage act. after the surviving spouse of a legally recognized same-section marriage was -- sex marriage was -- then in obergafeld versus hodges he wrote, and i quote, no union is more profound than marriage for it embodies the highest ideal of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. justice kennedy went on to say same-sex couples that sought recognition of their unions in the case, asked for, quote, equal dignity in the eyes of the law and that the constitution grants them that right. thi