Guantanamo Bay case thrown out | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

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Guantanamo Bay case thrown out | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
The US military’s system of tribunals at Guantánamo Bay was thrown into chaos today after a military judge threw out all charges against a young Canadian detainee.

One senior military official said the ruling in the case of Omar Khadr could have a “huge impact” on the controversial tribunals at the US navy’s detention centre in Cuba, the Associated Press reported.

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Interesting development.

What Were They Thinking? More Than We Knew. - washingtonpost.com

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What Were They Thinking? More Than We Knew. - washingtonpost.com
Dog owners have long maintained that their pooches have a lot more going on between their furry ears than scientists acknowledge. Now, new research is adding to the growing evidence that man’s best friend thinks a lot more than many humans have believed.The provocative new experiment indicated that dogs can do something that previously only humans, including infants, have been shown capable of doing: decide how to imitate a behavior based on the specific circumstances in which the action takes place.
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Yup yup. I knew that.