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Yemen-al Qaeda Ties Complicate Obama's Guantanamo Plans

The near disaster of Christmas Day has added another complication to the Obama Administration's plan to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay. It has to do with a large number of prisoners who would be repatriated to Yemen, according to David Savage of the Los Angeles Times .

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The near disaster of Christmas Day has added another complication to the Obama Administration's plan to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay. It has to do with a large number of prisoners who would be repatriated to Yemen, according to David Savage of the Los Angeles Times.

Warren Olney
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David Savage
Supreme Court reporter for the Los Angeles Times

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Yemen-al Qaeda Ties Complicate Obama's Guantanamo Plans

The near disaster of Christmas Day has added another complication to the Obama Administration's plan to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay. It has to do with a large number of prisoners who would be repatriated to Yemen, according to David Savage of the Los Angeles Times .

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Yemen-al Qaeda Ties Complicate Obama's Guantanamo Plans

The near disaster of Christmas Day has added another complication to the Obama Administration's plan to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay. It has to do with a large number of prisoners who would be repatriated to Yemen, according to David Savage of the Los Angeles Times .

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