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The way it’s portrayed, you’d think the moment a detainee was moved out of Guantanamo Bay, they’d be dropped off at a crowded shopping center, given $50,000 in unmarked bills, and provided with...
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In this Dec. 6, 2006 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, a shackled detainee clutching paperwork of some kind is escorted by two gloved U.S. Military personnel to an Annual Review Board Hearing in Camp Delta detention facility on Guantanamo Bay...
