Guantanamo

Conservatives Pounce On Judge's Order To Free Gitmo Detainee

Justin Elliott | March 24, 2010, 11:12AM

Detainees at Guantanamo Bay

In recent days, hawkish conservatives have seized on the case of a Guantanamo detainee who was ordered freed by a federal judge this week after a years-long saga in which the detainee was reportedly tortured by American interrogators.

U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson on Monday ordered the release of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was once dubbed the "highest value detainee" by a top Pentagon official.

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