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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 07:14 AM

    @usxpat

    You said, re David Hicks,

    John Howard, may there be a special place for him in hell. You can also add Dick Cheney to that short list.

    If there is a hell, it's got a special place in the lowest circle for Howard, Blair, Cheney, Bush, Lieberman, Rockefeller, and all their co-conspirators. The lights are always on there. For all eternity.

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