AP: Detainees in Afghanistan seeking right for release

by Lara Jakes     Jan 7, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether four men seeking to challenge their detention as terror suspects at a U.S. base in Afghanistan were likely to take to the battlefield if released.

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"These individuals are no different than those detained at Guantanamo except where they're housed," U.S. District Judge John D. Bates said during more than three hours of arguments.

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