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Guantanamo Hearings for 14 Detainees Will Be Secret

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· Story link Military tribunals scheduled to begin March 9 to determine whether 14 “high-value” foreign terrorism suspects held at…

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Military tribunals scheduled to begin March 9 to determine whether 14 “high-value” foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay are enemy combatants will take place behind in secret. Defense officials said opening the hearings would run the risk of releasing top-secret information. Similar proceedings for hundreds of other detainees have been open to news media. (3/7/07)

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