British Government Lobbies for Gitmo Detainee’s Release

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Will the Obama administration cave to international pressure and transfer a Guantanamo detainee it has previously found too dangerous to release?

Amnesty International has launched a major public relations campaign on behalf of Shaker Aamer, a citizen of Saudi Arabia who established residency in the U.K. Aamer was captured in Afghanistan in December 2001 and in early 2002 he was transferred to Guantanamo, where he has been detained ever since.

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