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Daniel E. Lungren: “So if we close Guantanamo, we bring them here, all of the sudden they have an assortment of rights, which may mean…”

On the recordMay 12, 2009
So if we close Guantanamo, we bring them here, all of the sudden they have an assortment of rights, which may mean, according to Federal judges, they are released, they are released into our communities.
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Daniel E. Lungren
California

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Lungren expresses concern about closing Guantanamo and potential rights for detainees in the U.S.

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