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Monday, January 26, 2009

9-11 Families Upset Over Obama Guantanamo Decision


Urge President to reverse his decision to suspend the trial of five detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


From Associated Press

Three families of firefighters killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 want to meet with President Barack Obama to urge him to reverse his decision to suspend the trial of five detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who admit roles in the terror attacks.

In a meeting with reporters at their attorney's office on Sunday, the families deplored what they called "delays and confusion" in the former Bush administration's effort to prosecute suspects in the 2001 attacks, which killed about 3,000 people, saying they want "a firm commitment" that the same process won't continue under Obama.

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