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Five detainees ordered released "forthwith" after seven years at Guantanamo

If the U.S. Congress had its way, these men would continue to be imprisoned despite there being no evidence of their guilt.
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  • Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:47 AM

    I love Mr. Greenwald's final sentence:

    "That is a stain -- one of many -- that will never be fully expunged."

    "The Stain" would be an apt descriptor for the Bush administration.

    —bigguns Read bigguns's other letters

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