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Feds eye NY trial for Gitmo suspect
... familiar with the discussions said Monday. Khan is one of fewer than 20 detainees at the U.S. detention center in Cuba labeled high-value by the U.S. government, meaning someone thought to be a senior member of al-Qaida, or someone with extensive ... Comment?
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... acquire an underused state prison in Thomson, Ill., to house some terrorist suspects now being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Federal officials looking for places to house the Guantanamo detainees toured the prison in Standish, 145 miles north of ... Comment?
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Guantanamo inmates to be moved to US jail
... current US legislation. It was not immediately clear how many of the 210 inmates still held at the US military base in Cuba would be transferred to the Thomson jail, in Carroll County, Illinois, where they will be kept in a separate part of the ... Comment?
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Two freed from Guantanamo, sent to France, Hungary
An Algerian man detained at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo in Cuba for almost eight years was transferred to France on Tuesday, the French Foreign Ministry said, a year after a U.S. court cleared him. Comment?
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Dozens of terrorism suspects being held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be moved to a little-used Illinois state prison that will be acquired and upgraded by the federal government, an Obama administration official said. Comment?
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US to transfer Guantanamo detainees to Illinois
WASHINGTON a ' Detainees at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will be transferred to a prison the federal government will acquire in the state of Illinois, an administration official said on Tuesday. Comment?
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WH Letter to Gov. Quinn on Housing Some Guantanamo Detainees in Illinois
... acquire the Thomson Correctional Center to house Federal inmates and a limited number of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. We appreciate the leadership and assistance you and Senator Dick Durbin have provided during our evaluation of this ... Comment?
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Obama orders Guantanamo detainees to Thomson
President Barack Obama is ordering the federal government to proceed with acquisition of an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Comment?
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... Center in Thomson, Illinois to house federal inmates and a limited number of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba." "Closing the detention center at Guantanamo is essential to protecting our national security and helping our troops by removing a ... Comment?
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Guantanamo inmates to transfer to Illinois prison
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... decision has been months in the making, as the president has sought to close the controversial Guantanamo facility in Cuba to fulfill one of his major campaign promises. "Closing the detention centre at Guantanamo is essential to protecting our ... Comment?
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Michigan open to out-of-state inmates other than Gitmo's
... acquire an underused state prison in Thomson, Ill., to house some terrorist suspects now being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Federal officials looking for places to house the Guantanamo detainees toured the prison in Standish, 145 miles north of ... Comment?
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Contractor arrest may ruffle Obama's Cuba overture
Cuba's arrest of a U.S. government contractor employed to help Cuban dissidents may rattle U.S. President Barack Obama's initiative to improve ties with Havana but should not derail it, analysts said. Comment?
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US jail to house Guantanamo men
... in Illinois to take a number of inmates from Guantanamo Bay. The move is a key part of Mr Obama's plan to close the Cuba-based jail. The number of inmates for transfer to the Thomson Correctional Center has not officially been given, but US media ... Comment?
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Illinois prison to get Guantanamo Ba...
A U.S. soldier enters the Guantanamo Bay prison. ADVERSTISMENT WASHINGTON - The White House plans to announce Tuesday that the government will acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Comment?
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Bulgaria may house Guantanamo detainee: PM
Bulgaria should accept one detainee from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba after a request from Washington to house prisoners, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said on Saturday. Comment?
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Straight Shot , photo by Harold Davis . View this image larger . This decorative central shaft presents a straight shot up to a skylight in the Edificio Cuervo Rubio - a stunning art deco apartment building now a little the worse for wear, located in the Vedado section of Havana, Cuba across the street from the Hotel Nacional. Comment?
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Obama admits will miss deadline to shut Guantanamo
President Barack Obama admitted for the first time on Wednesday that the United States would miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the "war on terror" prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Comment?
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Ill. prison to house Guantanamo detainees
Taking an important step on the thorny path to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the White House plans to announce Tuesday that the government will acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terrorist suspects. Comment?
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Boehner: Obama forgot about 9/11
... ists to Gitmo North will make Americans safer than keeping these terrorists off of our shores in the secure facility in Cuba." Comment?
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... non-fiction book, "The Lemon Dance," a few years ago, detailing his hijacking a United Ail Lines Flight to Havana, Cuba, in 1969. He forced the pilot to send a message to flight control in Havana, "Tell Fidel, El Rojo is Coming!" Some say the Green ... Comment?
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