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Just Your Typical Facebook Interaction Between GTMO Guards and Ex-Detainees

By | 01.12.10 | 9:22 am

They friend each other!

Mr. Neely, an Army veteran who spent six months at the prison in 2002, sent messages to one of the freed men, Shafiq Rasul, and was astonished when Mr. Rasul replied. Their exchanges sparked a face-to-face meeting, arranged by the

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17 Uighurs and $200 Million? Not a Bad Deal

By | 06.10.09 | 10:15 am

Palau’s decision to accept the 17 Chinese Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay, whom the United States and numerous other countries refused to take, may have been influenced by a generous foreign aid offer from the United States.

The Associated Press reports that “two U.S. officials, who spoke More…

In Global Election, Obama Wins in Landslide

By | 09.11.08 | 4:57 pm

The presidential race may be a dead heat here in the United States. Across the globe, however, it’s a landslide for Sen. Barack Obama.

Two extensive international polls show the Democratic nominee with far more popular support than Sen. John McCain in a wide array of countries around the world. More…