Word: mubanga
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...would bring to an end an embarrassing diplomatic tussle between Downing Street and its closest ally; the detainees' three-year confinement and allegations of mistreatment and torture have triggered a huge outcry in Britain. But what will happen to the men - Feroz Abbasi, Moazzam Begg, Richard Belmar and Martin Mubanga - isn't clear. While the Pentagon, which also plans to release an Australian detainee, said that Britain had made "a number of security assurances" and agreed to "work to prevent [the men] from engaging in or otherwise supporting terrorist activities," Straw told M.P.s that Britain had made no promises...
...absence of a lawyer would not be admissible. (Five other British prisoners released in March were briefly detained, then freed without charge.) But the arguments may not be over yet. Abbasi and Mubanga's lawyer, Louise Christian, says she is considering taking American officials to court. "I'm also looking at suing the British government," she says, "for not bringing them back sooner." - By Aatish Taseer No Vote GERMANY The governing Social Democratic Party decided not to hold a national referendum on the proposed new European Union constitution. The parliament will vote on the document instead. Stubbing Them Out ITALY...
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