US Shifts Focus to Fate of 91 Terror Suspects at Guantanamo

The United States has held 779 suspected terrorists at its military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since the 2001 al-Qaida attacks on New York and Washington.  Now, however, the focus is on what to do with the remaining 91 people detained there, including 35 who have been cleared for release but are still being held as the U.S. searches for countries willing to accept them. With U.S. President Barack Obama offering a plan Tuesday to close the prison, advocates who have long lobbied...

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