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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 03:07 AM

    grrrr!!! what does h/t stand for?

    though I'm online constantly, I must have gone to the bathroom when this came up and I'm tired of seeing it with absolutely no hint of what it means, and I can't find it on Google or in Wikipedia

    I will be much happier when I know (it doesn't take much these days...)

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