Amy Goodman
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Will Guantánamo Ever Close? U.S. Frees More Prisoners, But Dozens Remain Behind Bars
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December 24, 2014
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Six years after first promising to close Guantánamo, President Obama is beginning to free more men from the 13yearold military prison in Cuba. Four Afghans were sent home this week, following six other Guantánamo prisoners sent to Uruguay earlier this month, four years after they were first approved for release. Their transfer was the largest for a single group out of Guantánamo since 2009. Meanwhile, Clifford Sloan, the Obama administration's envoy for Guantánamo's closure, has just submitted his resignation. But with 132 prisoners still behind bars, will Guantánamo ever close? We are joined by Pardiss Kebriaei, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
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