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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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  • Friday, November 21, 2008 12:16 AM

    kovie

    I don't have an answer to this, but : ... they caustically and condescendingly tore down anyone whom they disagreed with, with a special fondness for liberals and progressives, whom they viewed as self-deluded phonies who hadn't been sufficiently enlightened as to the one true path.

    Good grief. I've experienced similar responses here and elsewhere and have refused to respond to such bullying. Perhaps I am a self-deluded phony but, if I am, would I know it?

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