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Article: American lawyers urge Saudi families to join battle to free Saudis held in Guantanamo Bay
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- June 23, 2005
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ADNAN MALIK, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
06-23-2005
Dateline: MANAMA, Bahrain
American lawyers representing Saudi detainees at Guantanamo Bay urged more Saudi families Thursday to join the legal battle for their release amid growing American public support to shut down the Cuba-based facility
There was added momentum now that doubts had emerged within the Bush administration about keeping the camp open, lawyers said.
"We are in a critical moment ... Americans have begun to realize that Guantanamo Bay is doing more harm than good," said Bill Newman, a lawyer with Lesser Newman Souweine & Nasser, LLP.
There are 124 Saudis held at U.S. naval base in Cuba, but there have only been ...
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