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| Guantanamo inmate charges dropped | Guantanamo inmate charges dropped |
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| US authorities have decided to drop war crimes charges against five inmates held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba. | US authorities have decided to drop war crimes charges against five inmates held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba. |
| A spokesman said the chief prosecutor would review the evidence and recommend measures to be taken against the men. | A spokesman said the chief prosecutor would review the evidence and recommend measures to be taken against the men. |
| The announcement came as the White House said the Cuba facility would not be closed before President George W Bush leaves office in January. | |
| The Bush administration sees it as a vital tool in the "war on terror". | The Bush administration sees it as a vital tool in the "war on terror". |
| But critics say it is a legal black hole in which suspects have been abused and face either military tribunals or open-ended imprisonment. | But critics say it is a legal black hole in which suspects have been abused and face either military tribunals or open-ended imprisonment. |