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Guantanamo official says he's not resigning
May 15 2008, AP

A Pentagon official said Wednesday he will not resign as legal adviser to war-crimes tribunals at Guantanamo, despite his removal from the trial of Osama bin Laden’s driver because of a lack of impartiality.

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Amnesty International activists experience the organization’s Guantanamo cell replica in Miami today. The cell replica will visit U.S. cities over the summer, calling attention to human rights abuses at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay,...

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