On the recordJune 14, 2009
The United States continues to detain several hundred al-Qa'ida and Taliban fighters who are believed to pose a continuing threat to the United States and its interests.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “The United States continues to detain several hundred al-Qa'ida and Taliban fighters who are believed to pose a…”
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