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Obama on Released Gitmo Detainees: ‘We Can’t Guarantee They Won’t Attack Again’

  • 2/2/09 at 1:55 PM
Obama on Released Gitmo Detainees: ‘We Can’t Guarantee They Won’t Attack Again’

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"Can we guarantee that they're not going to try to participate in another attack? No. But what I can guarantee is that if we don't uphold our Constitution and our values, that over time that will make us less safe. And that will be a recruitment tool for organizations like al-Qaeda." —President Obama to NBC on potentially released Guantanamo detainees. Do you buy it? [NYP]

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