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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 12:28 PM

    The Judge and what army

    There is no court in the world that Bush will respond to. Anyone who thinks that just because a judge orders it, Bush will do it has not been paying attention. These people will remain in prison until Obama frees them and us from the criminal grip of the GOP.

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