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A still from a video obtained January 23, 2009 by the SITE Intelligence ...

(AFP/SITE/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:19:11 GMT

(AFP/SITE/File) - A still from a video obtained January 23, 2009 by the SITE Intelligence Group shows former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Said al-Shihri . Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula number two Shahri called for attacks against US interests "everywhere," in an audio message(AFP/SITE/File)

Demonstrators dressed as prisoners, protest against the U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:40:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Demonstrators dressed as prisoners, protest against the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, outside the Ministry of Defence in London, February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Luke Macgregor (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

A demonstrator dressed as a prisoner, protests against the U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:38:10 GMT

(Reuters) - A demonstrator dressed as a prisoner, protests against the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, outside the Ministry of Defence in London, February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Luke Macgregor (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)

A demonstrator dressed as a prisoner, protests against the U.S. ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:37:01 GMT

Swiss deputy director of the federal office of justice, Rudolf ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:43:23 GMT

(AP) - Swiss deputy director of the federal office of justice, Rudolf Wyss, left, looks on as federal councilor and justice minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf speaks at a press conference concerning the admittance of two Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees to Switzerland, in Bern, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The Swiss government has given final approval for two Chinese Guantanamo inmates to be resettled in northwestern Switzerland. Beijing has said in the past that it wants the two ethnic minority Uighurs sent back to China, alleging they are terrorists. (AP Photo/Keystone, Marcel Bieri)

Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf gestures during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:37:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf gestures during a news conference on the admittance of two Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees to Switzerland, after the weekly meeting of the Federal Council in Bern February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS)

Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf gestures during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:03:34 GMT

In this photo of a sketch by a courtroom artist, and reviewed ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:02:04 GMT

(Reuters) - In this photo of a sketch by a courtroom artist, and reviewed by the U.S. military, family members of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, (R) observe courtroom proceedings during hearings for the five alleged September 11 co-conspirators, inside the courthouse at the Camp Justice compound for the U.S. war crimes commission, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, July 16, 2009. REUTERSJanet Hamlin/Pool

In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a guard stands ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:38:30 GMT

(Reuters) - In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a guard stands in a cell block at Camp 5 detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brennan Linsley/Pool

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, pictured on January 4, spoke ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:55:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, pictured on January 4, spoke out Wednesday against trying the alleged mastermind of 9/11 in the city, suggesting that the highly sensitive case could instead proceed on a military base.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)

US Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Daniel Fried (R) and ...

(AFP) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:59:38 GMT

(AFP) - US Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Daniel Fried (R) and Director of the Guantanamo review Task Force Matthew Olsen (L) are pictured after their Guantanamo meeting with the media in Brussels. Guantanamo Bay prison will close before the end of Barack Obama's first term, US officials said Wednesday, but "fewer than 50" detainees will still be held because it is unsafe to free or try them.(AFP/John Thys)

This photo reviewed by the US military and taken in June 2009 ...

(AFP/POOL/File) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:58:38 GMT

(AFP/POOL/File) - This photo reviewed by the US military and taken in June 2009 shows a guard and a Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainee speak at the Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.(AFP/POOL/File/Brennan Linsley)

In this courtroom illustration, Ali Hamza Ahmad al-Bahlul appears ...

(AFP/POOL/File) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:22:00 GMT

(AFP/POOL/File) - In this courtroom illustration, Ali Hamza Ahmad al-Bahlul appears before a military commission at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba in 2004. Defense lawyers for Bahlul, a Yemeni man accused of being an aide to Osama bin Laden, launched an appeal Tuesday against his life sentence, arguing he had the right to a new trial before a US federal court.(AFP/POOL/File)

Camp Justice, site of the US war crimes tribunal compound at ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:02:30 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - Camp Justice, site of the US war crimes tribunal compound at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. President Barack Obama's self-imposed deadline for closing Guantanamo passed unmet, as the administration moved closer to trying the alleged 9/11 plotters, but also to US indefinite detention.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)

This file photo shows a guard at a detention facility of the ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:24:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - This file photo shows a guard at a detention facility of the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Australia is reportedly considering a fresh request from the United States to resettle a group of inmates from Guantanamo.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)

FILE - In this July 16, 2009 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:02:08 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 16, 2009 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, flags hang above the sign marking the Camp Justice compound, the site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, . (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

An injured U.S. citizen is carried to a waiting helicopter on ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:53:30 GMT

(Reuters) - An injured U.S. citizen is carried to a waiting helicopter on board the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier for evacuation to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being rescued from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 15, 2010. Rescue operations began onboard the carrier equipped with 19 helicopters transporting water, supplies and medical evacuations between the devastated island capital and the naval base. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER MILITARY ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An injured U.S. citizen is carried to a waiting helicopter on ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:21:15 GMT

(Reuters) - An injured U.S. citizen is carried to a waiting helicopter on board the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier for evacuation to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being rescued from Port-au-Prince in Haiti January 15, 2010. Rescue operations began onboard the carrier equipped with 19 helicopters transporting water, supplies and medical evacuations between the devastated island capital and the naval base. REUTERS/Hans Deryk (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER MILITARY ENVIRONMENT)

A group of detainees pray at the US military prison in Guantanamo ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:27:18 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A group of detainees pray at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A former Yemeni detainee has told AFP that ex-inmates at the military prison could slip back into violence if they are not helped to reintegrate into society.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)

A view of Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base August ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:04:09 GMT

(Reuters) - A view of Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base August 5, 2009. REUTERS/Deborah Gembara

A US soldier is seen at Camp Justice, site of the US war crimes ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:04:20 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - A US soldier is seen at Camp Justice, site of the US war crimes tribunal compound at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba, in 2009. Lawyers for the first detainee transferred from Guantanamo to civilian trial in the United States urged a court to drop charges because he was tortured and blocked from a fair trial.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)

File photo of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:04:20 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - File photo of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. Suspected terrorist Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, who had been held at Guantanamo Bay, was being held at the Center while facing trial in New York. Lawyers for the first detainee transferred from Guantanamo to civilian trial in the United States urged a court to drop charges because he was tortured and blocked from a speedy trial.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)

A US military trooper standing in front of an old airplane hangar ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:04:38 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - A US military trooper standing in front of an old airplane hangar used for media activities at Camp Justice, site of the US war crimes tribunal compound at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba, in 2009. Lawyers for the first detainee transferred from Guantanamo to civilian trial in the United States urged a court Monday to drop charges because he was tortured and blocked from a fair trial.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)

Metropolitan Correctional Center is seen here in 2009 in New ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:04:29 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Metropolitan Correctional Center is seen here in 2009 in New York City. The first detainee to be transferred from Guantanamo to the New York Metropolitan Correctional Center for trial, was to argue Monday in New York that his rights have been violated during five years of detention.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees demonstrate ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:31:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees take part ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:30:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees take part in a procession near the White House in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees protest ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:29:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees protest near the White House in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees demonstrate ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:22:30 GMT

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees cross ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:20:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees cross a street near the White House during a demonstration in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Hooded protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees demonstrate ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:19:07 GMT

A protester dressed as a Guantanamo Bay detainee puts on his ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:16:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A protester dressed as a Guantanamo Bay detainee puts on his hood to demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington January 11, 2010, to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A protester from the London Guantanamo Campaign group, dressed ...

(AP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:44:04 GMT

(AP) - A protester from the London Guantanamo Campaign group, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and in chains poses for the photographers during a demonstration outside the United States embassy in central London, Monday Jan. 11, 2010 to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The demonstrators called on the US administration to 'close down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp as soon as possible and ensure justice for all the prisoners held there'.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Protesters from the London Guantanamo Campaign group, some dressed ...

(AP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:32:15 GMT

(AP) - Protesters from the London Guantanamo Campaign group, some dressed in orange jumpsuits and black hoods, hold a demonstration outside the United States embassy in central London, Monday Jan. 11, 2010 to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The demonstrators called on the US administration to 'close down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp as soon as possible and ensure justice for all the prisoners held there'.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Backdropped by British police officers securing the United States ...

(AP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:30:45 GMT

(AP) - Backdropped by British police officers securing the United States embassy in central London, a protester from the London Guantanamo Campaign group, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and black hood, poses for the photographers during a demonstration Monday Jan. 11, 2010 to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The demonstrators called on the US administration to 'close down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp as soon as possible and ensure justice for all the prisoners held there'.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

A protester from the London Guantanamo Campaign group, dressed ...

(AP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:28:14 GMT

(AP) - A protester from the London Guantanamo Campaign group, dressed in an orange jumpsuit and black hood, poses for the photographers during a demonstration outside the United States embassy in central London, Monday Jan. 11, 2010 to mark the eighth anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The demonstrators called on the US administration to 'close down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp as soon as possible and ensure justice for all the prisoners held there'. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

A protester from the London Guantanamo Campaign group, dressed ...

(AP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:27:14 GMT

FILE - An undated file photo provided by the U.S. District ...

(AP) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:22:24 GMT

(AP) - FILE - An undated file photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney's office shows Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Ghailani has no right to keep a pair of Marine and Air Force lawyers who represented him at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, when their superior officers have decided they are needed elsewhere. A judge will hear arguments Monday Jan. 11, 2010, to decide if a Guantanamo Bay detainee's rights were violated when he was held for five years without charges. (AP Photo/File)