Prisoner swap brings Obama closer to closing Gitmo (via AFP)

Barack Obama’s decision to release five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay has been attacked by some as illegal or reckless, but could bring him closer to his goal of closing the prison camp. The five, senior figures in the Afghan movement, were released…

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