Lakhdar Boumediene, who spent seven years at Guantánamo Bay before being released for lack of evidence, says he still does not understand why he was detained and just wants a return to normalcy.

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The Saturday Profile: Lakhdar Boumediene Starts Anew in France After Years at Guantánamo

An Afghan detainee at Guant

For several years now, one organization in the US government has persistently undermined attempts to have a grown-up debate about the perceived dangerousness of prisoners at Guant

Remember way back when? President Barack Obama promised to close the Guant

President Obama’s legal advisers may recommend he issue a signing statement letting him to bypass new legal restrictions on the transfer of Guantánamo detainees.

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Obama May Bypass Guantánamo Rules, Aides Say

An executive order would set up periodic reviews for the cases of Guantánamo detainees being held without trial.

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Detainee Review Proposal Is Prepared for President

State Department cables show the efforts by the United States to reduce the population of the Guantánamo prison so it can eventually close.

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U.S. Haggled to Find Takers for Detainees From Guantánamo

Even though Ahmed Ghailani will spend the next 20 years, at the very least, behind bars, his acquittal on more than 280 other charges is raising serious doubts over President Obama’s strategy of trying Guant

Even though Ahmed Ghailani will spend the next 20 years, at the very least, behind bars, his acquittal on more than 280 other charges is raising serious doubts over President Obama’s strategy of trying Guant

When I was down in Guant