US to Release Last British Detainee in Guantanamo

The last British resident being held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison will be released and returned to his home country. Shaker Aamer, 46, who has been at the Cuban prison since 2002, has never been charged or been on trial. British Prime Minister David Cameron, members of Parliament and various British celebrities, including musicians Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel and Sting, had repeatedly urged the Obama administration to transfer Aamer. Aamer was detained in Afghanistan in...

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