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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by BellsOnSunday on Monday July 08, 2013 @08:50AM (#6006462)
Next time vote for someone who definitely, honest-to-god promises to close it if they get in. Of course, you might have done that last time as well...
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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by skore on Monday July 08, 2013 @08:54AM (#6006485)
Indeed. Obama blaming congress today is, unfortunately, a case of plausible deniability.
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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by Amadou on Monday July 08, 2013 @09:36AM (#6006673)
I used to disagree with that sentiment, after all Congress did its best to stop the closure of Gitmo by not only blocking funding for the effort but also blocking the use of any pre-existing funds too.

But then I read this: http://www.salon.com/2012/07/23/the_obama_gitmo_myth/

PS - am I alone in confusing Mos Def with MOSFET for about a decade and completely mispronouncing (and misunderstanding) the guy's stage name?

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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by rjtavares on Monday July 08, 2013 @10:11AM (#6006828)
> am I alone in confusing Mos Def with MOSFET for about a decade and completely mispronouncing (and misunderstanding) the guy's stage name?

Most Definitely.

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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by peterkelly on Monday July 08, 2013 @09:46AM (#6006708)
"Yes we could've"
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Re:Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) force-fed under standard Guantán... by sirsar on Monday July 08, 2013 @09:12AM (#6006561)
There was, initially, some semblance of progress:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/ClosureOfGuantana...

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