Guantanamo cell replica on National Mall in Washington
Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, speaks during an Amnesty International USA rally to kick off the Washington, D.C. stop of the national tour of the Guatanamo cell replica on the National Mall in Washington on June 25, 2008. The replica has been displayed in Miami, Philadelphia, and Portland, Maine. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
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