Tom Lasseter

Reporter, McClatchy Newspapers

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Reporter for McClatchy newspapers and lead author of an five-part investigation into the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay

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The Bush Administration calls prisoners at Guantánamo Bay "the worst of the worst," but one of its own top officials says at least a third never belonged there.

Has Guantanamo Bay Been Holding the Wrong Men?

The Bush Administration calls prisoners at Guantánamo Bay "the worst of the worst," but one of its own top officials says at least a third never belonged there.

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