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4 Uighurs among 6 Guantanamo detainees transferred

Jun. 11, 2009
It is the largest transfer from the U.S. military prison under the Obama administration. The four Chinese Muslims have been sent to Bermuda and set free. In the largest transfer since the Obama administration took office, the U.S. on Thursday announced it was moving six detainees from Guantanamo...
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Detainees at Guantanamo attempt suicide

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic