US Preparing to Transfer More Prisoners From Guantanamo Bay

U.S. military officials have informed Congress that they plan to transfer about a dozen inmates from the terrorist detention facility at the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  The officials, who spoke to news outlets on condition of anonymity, say at least two countries have agreed to accept the detainees.  One of detainees set to be transferred is Tariq Ba Odah, a 37-year-old Yemeni national who has been force-fed daily since staging a hunger strike in 2007.  He now...

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