US Expects More Guantanamo Detainee Transfers

The Pentagon is speeding up the transfer of detainees from its detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Two Saudi prisoners were sent back to their country this week, after U.S. officials said they received assurances from the Saudi government that the men would receive humane treatment and that they would not join terrorist groups.   Roughly half of Guantanamo's inmates have been cleared of charges, yet they remain at the facility - in some cases for more than a...

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