a yemeni man named adnan latif earlier this month became the ninth foreign prisoner to die guantanamo since the prison began in 2002. he spent nearly 4000 days at guantanamo, despite being cleared for release on three separate occasions. in one ruling, u.s. district judge called the accusations against latif "unconvincing" and said his was detention was "not lawful." nevertheless, the department of justice appealed the district court's decision and won. in a letter released in 2009, adnan latif wrote -- meanwhile, the justice department is defending its right to indefinitely detain people inside the united states. late last week the obama administration asked an appeals court for an emergency stay of a lower court ruling striking down a controversial statute that gave the government power to indefinitely detain anyone it considered a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world without charge or trial. judge katherine forced had ruled the national defense authorization act, or ndaa, cannot be used to hold people in indefinite military detention on suspicion of having substantially supporte

adnan latif have remained at guantanamo, despite being cleared for release. appearing on "democracy now!" in june, the british journalist and worthington discussed the case. >> approved for transfer under president george w. bush in 2006 and possibly earlier, adnan latif had his relief approved by obama's tax force, won his habeas corpus petition as well. because the judges of the d.c. circuit court's, a bunch of right-wing judges, i think it is fair to say these people are very right wing, where been clamping down on the ability of the lower courts to approve the release of guantanamo prisoners under any circumstances, you know, they reversed the ruling in the case of adnan latif and relied for that on saying an intelligence report, which they even said was produced in haste under battlefield conditions. >> in a letter released in 2009, adnan latif wrote -- events were held across the nation tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. president obama spoke in a ceremony at the pentagon. >> we recommit ourselves to the values we believe in, hold

adnan latif have remained at guantanamo, despite being cleared for release. appearing on "democracy now!" in june, the british journalist and worthington discussed the case. >> approved for transfer under president george w. bush in 2006 and possibly earlier, adnan laf tihad his relief approved by obama's tax force, won his habeas corpus petition as well. because the judges of the d.c. circuit court's, a bunch of right-wing judges, i think it is fair to say these people are very right wing, where been clamping down on the ability of the lower courts to approve the release of guantanamo prisoners under any circumstances, you know, they reversed the ruling in the case of adnan latif and relied for that on saying an intelligence report, which they even said was produced in haste under battlefield conditions. >> in a letter released in 2009, adnan latif wrote -- events were held across the nation tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. president obama spoke in a ceremony at the pentagon. >> we recommit ourselves to the values we believe in, hold