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People and Politics # Guantanamo Bay - Should Germany Accept Prisoners When The US Detention Camp Closes? # 30.01.2009

Janine RabeJanuary 30, 2009

One of the first things Barack Obama did after taking office was to announce that the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility would be closed within a year. Many terrorist suspects have been kept at the camp for years without being charged. Over 200 people are still behind bars there, even though many are thought to be innocent.

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