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27 Jul 2010 09:08

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World: Ouch: David Cameron compares Gaza to “prison camp”

  • The situation in Gaza has to change. Humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions. Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp.
  • British Prime Minister David Cameron • Using harsh language to describe the situation in the Palestine-occupied area. He also had not-nice-things to say about the flotilla attack. “I have told prime minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu we will expect the Israeli inquiry to be swift, transparent and rigorous,” he said. “Let me also be clear that the situation in Gaza has to change.” source
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21 Jul 2009 10:20

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U.S., World: Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo in one year? Not so easy

Having extended a deadline for his Guantanamo task force to make a final report, Obama’s plan to close the prison camp in a year looks more unlikely. source
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22 Jan 2009 10:56

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U.S., World: Former Gitmo inmate: “Restore justice for prisoners”

  • He needs to restore justice for prisoners who were persecuted there during investigations. There were innocent people imprisoned there.
  • Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef • an ex-Taliban ambassador to Pakistan and former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, on Obama’s planned closing of the prison camp • source
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21 Jan 2009 10:34

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U.S., World: Obama pauses Gitmo prosecutions, for now

  • 21 detainees will have their prosecutions put on hold; Obama did not shut down Guantanamo Bay, though
  • 120 days, the length of the moratorium on prosecutions at the Cuba-based prison camp source
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