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Jan 22 2009, Duncan Mikae

President Obama ordered US military prosecutors in Guantanamo war crimes tribunals to halt pending cases for four months afew hours after taking office

The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) has welcomed US President Barack Obama’s.

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Karen Ball, mother of Blackwater Worldwide security guard Donald Ball, speaks to the media Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in Salt Lake City. Five guards were indicted for the 2007 shooting of Iraqi civilians.