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42 Guantanamo Detainees Now On Hunger Strike
talkleft.com - 1/14/2009
42 Guantanamo Detainees Now On Hunger Strike
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In the last week, the number of Guantanamo detainees on hunger strikes has risen to from 34 to 42 . There are about 250 detainees in all. Possible reasons for the increase, according to the Pentagon: Obama's inauguration and the Jan. 11 anniversary of the opening of Gitmo. As of last Friday, ...
washingtonpost.com - 1/14/2009
Guantanamo Bay News & Articles on washingtonpost.com
— washingtonpost.com — Guantanamo Bay Articles Pentagon: More Former Guantanamo Detainees Returning to Battlefield (Voice of America) 1/14/2009 5:58:00 AM... 9/11 suspect 'was tortured', Pentagon official admits (London Times) 1/14/2009 3:27:29 AM Pentagon: Freed terror ... (more) Guantanamo Bay News & Articles on washingtonpost.com
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bostonherald.com - 1/14/2009
Pentagon: Guantanamo detainees back to battlefield
— bostonherald.com — W ASHINGTON Terror suspects who have been held but released from Guantanamo Bay are increasingly returning to... the fight against the United States and its allies, the Pentagon said today. Sixty-one detainees who have been released from the U.S. Navy ... (more) Pentagon: Guantanamo detainees back to battlefield

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abcnews.go.com - 1/17/2009
Guantanamo Hunger Strike Grows to 42 Prisoners
— abcnews.go.com — The long-running Guantanamo Bay hunger strike has grown to 42 prisoners, the U.S. military said Monday, but... a human rights group claimed the total was higher. Gitanjali Gutierrez, a lawyer for the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, told ... (more) Guantanamo Hunger Strike Grows to 42 Prisoners

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