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Guantanamo Bay Prison 'Healthy' For National Security, Says White House
The Trump administration has indicated that it is unlikely to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison for dangerous terror suspects, saying it is serving a "healthy purpose" towards the national security. "I think he (President Donald Trump) has made very clear though, that he believes that Guantanamo Bay does serve a very, very healthy purpo...
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Donald Trump Warns Barack Obama Against More Guantanamo Releases
US President-elect Donald Trump warned Tuesday against releasing any more terror suspects from the Guantanamo Bay prison, in a bid to preempt any moves before Barack Obama leaves office.
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Afghanistan Family Excited Their Son Released From Guantanamo
An Afghan family in the eastern province of Khost says they're excited their son is among 15 prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay detention center and transferred to the United Arab Emirates this week.
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Barack Obama's Last State Of The Union To Set Final Goals, Promote Legacy
President Barack Obama will present an agenda for his final year in office and beyond on Tuesday in his last State of the Union address, aimed at generating support for a Pacific trade pact, tighter gun laws and closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison.
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Barack Obama Signs Bill Making Gitmo Closure Tougher
Away from public view, US President Barack Obama signed a defense bill Wednesday barbed with measures designed to undo his bid to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
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White House Says It is Drafting Plan to Close Guantanamo
The White House said on Wednesday it was in the final stages of drafting a plan to close the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the widely criticized detention centre for foreign terrorism suspects.
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US in Touch With Qatar About Taliban Detainee Agreement: White House
US officials have been in touch with leaders in Qatar about five Taliban detainees transferred there from the Guantanamo Bay prison and steps needed to protect the American people, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday.
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Ex-Guantanamo Inmate Omar Khadr Released on Bail
A Canadian appellate court released former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr on bail Thursday, rejecting the government's attempt to keep him in prison while he fights a US conviction for murdering an American soldier.
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United Nations to House Ex-Guantanamo Inmates in Uruguay
The United Nations refugee agency will provide homes to six former detainees of the US military prison in Guantanamo who have struggled to resettle in Uruguay, the country's president said on Friday.
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Guantanamo Turned Inmates 'Halfway into Vegetables': Uruguay President Jose Mujica
Six former Guantanamo Bay prisoners sent to Uruguay as part of a push by President Barack Obama to close the US military's prison camp in Cuba were "turned halfway into vegetables" during their detention, outgoing President Jose Mujica said on Wednesday.
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Ex-Guantanamo Inmate Asks Argentina to Take in Others
A former Guantanamo inmate resettled in Uruguay after staging a hunger strike appealed Thursday to neighboring Argentina to take in more prisoners from the controversial US military detention center.
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Estonia to Monitor Freed Guantanamo Inmate
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner released to Estonia as part of efforts to empty the controversial US military detention centre poses no "major threat" but will be monitored, the Estonian interior ministry said Thursday.
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Barack Obama Blasts Guantanamo Provisions As He Signs Defense Bill
President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law America's annual defense policy bill, but he blasted provisions that ensure the Guantanamo Bay prison will stay open for now.
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Inside the White House's Decision to Free Bergdahl
For President Barack Obama, it seemed like the right thing to do, according to officials in his administration: Release five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison in return for Bowe Bergdahl, the only known American prisoner of war in Afghanistan.
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Dossier shows push for more post-9/11 terror attacks
He peers out from the photo in the classified file through heavy-framed spectacles, an owlish face with a graying beard and a half-smile. Saifullah Paracha, a successful businessman and for years a New York travel agent, appears to be the oldest of the 172 prisoners still held at the Guantánamo Bay prison. His dossier is among the most chilling.In...
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Guantanamo Bay Prison 'Healthy' For National Security, Says White House
The Trump administration has indicated that it is unlikely to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison for dangerous terror suspects, saying it is serving a "healthy purpose" towards the national security. "I think he (President Donald Trump) has made very clear though, that he believes that Guantanamo Bay does serve a very, very healthy purpo...
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Donald Trump Warns Barack Obama Against More Guantanamo Releases
US President-elect Donald Trump warned Tuesday against releasing any more terror suspects from the Guantanamo Bay prison, in a bid to preempt any moves before Barack Obama leaves office.
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Afghanistan Family Excited Their Son Released From Guantanamo
An Afghan family in the eastern province of Khost says they're excited their son is among 15 prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay detention center and transferred to the United Arab Emirates this week.
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Barack Obama's Last State Of The Union To Set Final Goals, Promote Legacy
President Barack Obama will present an agenda for his final year in office and beyond on Tuesday in his last State of the Union address, aimed at generating support for a Pacific trade pact, tighter gun laws and closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison.
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Barack Obama Signs Bill Making Gitmo Closure Tougher
Away from public view, US President Barack Obama signed a defense bill Wednesday barbed with measures designed to undo his bid to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
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White House Says It is Drafting Plan to Close Guantanamo
The White House said on Wednesday it was in the final stages of drafting a plan to close the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the widely criticized detention centre for foreign terrorism suspects.
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US in Touch With Qatar About Taliban Detainee Agreement: White House
US officials have been in touch with leaders in Qatar about five Taliban detainees transferred there from the Guantanamo Bay prison and steps needed to protect the American people, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday.
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Ex-Guantanamo Inmate Omar Khadr Released on Bail
A Canadian appellate court released former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr on bail Thursday, rejecting the government's attempt to keep him in prison while he fights a US conviction for murdering an American soldier.
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United Nations to House Ex-Guantanamo Inmates in Uruguay
The United Nations refugee agency will provide homes to six former detainees of the US military prison in Guantanamo who have struggled to resettle in Uruguay, the country's president said on Friday.
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Guantanamo Turned Inmates 'Halfway into Vegetables': Uruguay President Jose Mujica
Six former Guantanamo Bay prisoners sent to Uruguay as part of a push by President Barack Obama to close the US military's prison camp in Cuba were "turned halfway into vegetables" during their detention, outgoing President Jose Mujica said on Wednesday.
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Ex-Guantanamo Inmate Asks Argentina to Take in Others
A former Guantanamo inmate resettled in Uruguay after staging a hunger strike appealed Thursday to neighboring Argentina to take in more prisoners from the controversial US military detention center.
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Estonia to Monitor Freed Guantanamo Inmate
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner released to Estonia as part of efforts to empty the controversial US military detention centre poses no "major threat" but will be monitored, the Estonian interior ministry said Thursday.
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Barack Obama Blasts Guantanamo Provisions As He Signs Defense Bill
President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law America's annual defense policy bill, but he blasted provisions that ensure the Guantanamo Bay prison will stay open for now.
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Inside the White House's Decision to Free Bergdahl
For President Barack Obama, it seemed like the right thing to do, according to officials in his administration: Release five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison in return for Bowe Bergdahl, the only known American prisoner of war in Afghanistan.
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Dossier shows push for more post-9/11 terror attacks
He peers out from the photo in the classified file through heavy-framed spectacles, an owlish face with a graying beard and a half-smile. Saifullah Paracha, a successful businessman and for years a New York travel agent, appears to be the oldest of the 172 prisoners still held at the Guantánamo Bay prison. His dossier is among the most chilling.In...
