Libyan Shifts From Detainee to Rebel, and U.S. Ally of Sorts Bryan Denton for The New York Times The Guantánamo assessment of a former Libyan detainee uses Libyan intelligence, but now that former detainee is a rebel trying to oust Libya’s leader.

As Acts of War or Despair, Suicides Rattle a Prison Louie Palu/Zuma Press The threat of suicide has created a chronic tension at the Guantánamo prison — a tactic frequently discussed by the captives and a constant fear for their captors.