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mudvillegazette.com - 2/10/2009
4 Prisoners Transferred From Gitmo to Iraq
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Via TIME : (BAGHDAD) — Four Iraqi prisoners have been transferred from the U.S. military detention center in Guantanamo Bay to Iraqi custody, two senior Iraqi security officials said Monday. The officials said the men had been arrested in Afghanistan, then transferred to Guantanamo, ...
sun-sentinel.com - 2/10/2009
Stealth bill would drop travel restrictions to Cuba. Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act. -- South ...
— sun-sentinel.com — They didn't waste any time. While most of the nation focused on the stimulus bill winding through... Congress, nine representatives introduced a bill calling for an end to the 46-year-old ban on travel to Cuba. The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act ... (more) Stealth bill would drop travel restrictions to Cuba. ...

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foxnews.com - 2/6/2009
At Least One American Believed Killed by Freed Gitmo Prisoners - International News | News of ...
— foxnews.com — Friday, February 06, 2009 By Joshua Rhett Miller If the Guantanamo prison base is shut down, critics... say, some military combatants currently held there will be sent back to their home countries — where they will rejoin terrorist groups and ... (more) At Least One American Believed Killed by Freed Gitmo ...

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google.com - 2/12/2009
The Associated Press: Iraq to question ex-Gitmo detainees up to 2 weeks
— google.com — Feb 12, 2009 BAGHDAD (AP) A government official says four Iraqis transferred from the Guantanamo Bay detention... center to Iraq can be held for up two weeks while they are being investigated. Acting Justice Minister Safaaulddin al-Safi confirmed ... (more) The Associated Press: Iraq to question ex-Gitmo ...

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Mudville Gazette: 4 Prisoners Transferred From Gitmo to Iraq
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Four Iraqi prisoners have been transferred from the U.S. military detention center in Guantanamo Bay to Iraqi custody, two senior Iraqi security officials said Monday. The officials said the men had been arrested in Afghanistan, then transferred to Guantanamo, before being released to the Iraqis for questioning. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, did not give a timeframe for their arrests or release. Dont... read ...

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