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Tue Jun-07-05 07:40 PM
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Carter Calls on U.S. to Shut Down Gitmo

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http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Guantanamo_Detainees

ATLANTA - Former President Carter on Tuesday called for the United States to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison to demonstrate its commitment to human rights. "The U.S. continues to suffer terrible embarrassment and a blow to our reputation ... because of reports concerning abuses of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo," Carter said after a two-day human rights conference at his Atlanta center.

...Not that Bush will pay any attention...

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