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Boreal

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2. None of these prisoners should be sent to the US mainland

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2014, 10:42 PM

Dec 2014

They should be flown home and released. I don't even care if some really are "terrorists". The US invaded and had no right to take these people prisoner. If they pose any danger, let their own countries determine that but send them home.

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None of these prisoners should be sent to the US mainland Boreal Dec 2014 #2

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