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Sabin Willett

Freedom on a small island with a big heart

Former Guantanamo detainees Khelil Mamut (right) and Salahidin Abdulahat savoring their freedom in Bermuda on Sunday. Former Guantanamo detainees Khelil Mamut (right) and Salahidin Abdulahat savoring their freedom in Bermuda on Sunday. (Brennan Linsley/Associated Press)
By Sabin Willett
June 16, 2009

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At 3 a.m. on June 11, I watched on the Guantanamo air strip as four innocent men were unshackled for the last time. They climbed aboard a charter aircraft. And when the sun rose, they stepped down to free soil in Bermuda, smiling broadly. One said, "This is a small island, but it has a big heart." Others will have to judge the American heart. (Full article: 676 words)

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