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Now Europe Has Gitmo Problem

EU leaders ponder course for up to 60 former inmates they've agreed to take in

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 8, 2009 12:14 PM CST

(Newser) – EU leaders have promised President Obama they’ll take up to 60 detainees as Guantanamo closes, but the devil is in the details over exactly what to do with them, the Los Angeles Times reports. Questions abound over which country should take which detainee, whether... Read full story »

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