Five detainees held illegally, judge declares

By William Glaberson / The Bulletin
November 21, 2008

A federal judge issued the Bush administration a sharp setback Thursday, ruling that five Algerian men were held unlawfully for nearly seven years at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba and ordering their release.

The judge, Richard Leon of U.S. District Court in Washington, said the....

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