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5 Detainees Ordered Released From Guantanamo

5 Detainees Ordered Released From Guantanamo A federal judge in Washington has ordered the Bush administration to release five detainees from the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ruling is the first by a trial judge since the Supreme Court declared in June that the Guantanamo prisoners have the right to challenge their detentions in U.S. courts. The judge - who, by the way, was appointed by President Bush - ordered the release of five Bosnian citizens held for seven years at Guantanamo. NINA TOTENBERG: Yesterday's ruling by conservative judge Richard Leon does not bode well for the Bush administration, and it sends a warning signal to other judges here in Washington who will soon be reviewing other detainee cases from Guantanamo, a warning that the government's representations may not be entirely reliable.

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