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Six Yemeni Detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Be Repatriated

Six of the 97 Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay and four Afghans will be repatriated to Yemen, possibly leading the way for dozens more to return to that country, the Washington Post reports. The transfer is the first major step in dealing with the largest group of detainees at the Cuba prison and toward President Obama's goal of closing it. Questions about Yemen's ability to monitor and rehabilitate returning detainees have held up negotiations so far. Critics of repatriation argue that sending detainees to a country where al-Qaeda is believed to be flourishing is essentially returning ...

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