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No Clear Way for US to Prosecute Gitmo Prisoners

Experts split on whether to use federal courts or military commissions

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2009 11:11 PM CDT

(Newser) – President Obama is edging closer to his goal of closing the Guantanamo Bay prison: Congress has approved detainee trials on US soil and the National Defense Authorization Act, passed yesterday, attempts to repair the damaged legality of President Bush’s military-commissions system. But hurdles remain,...   Read full story »

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