Guantanamo Bay: The Constitution Asserted

Guantanamo Bay: The Constitution Asserted

(Global Pulse: June 19, 2008) America's war on terror encountered a new challenge. In a stunning decision, the Supreme Court said even suspected foreign terrorists are protected by the U.S. Constitution. Can the landmark ruling and the lesson of one man's ordeal end the legal limbo of detainees at Guantanamo Bay?

SOURCES: NBC, U.S.; Al Jazeera, Qatar; ABC, U.S.; Press TV, Iran; Fox, U.S.; BBC, U.K.; Herald Sun, Australia; Metro News, U.K.; Intl. Herald Tribune, U.S.

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