Guantánamo charges dropped
The U.S. government this week dropped all charges against five suspected terrorists held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The dismissals follow complaints by a former Guantánamo prosecutor that the U.S. failed to share with the defense evidence that might clear the prisoners. The U.S. can still refile charges against the five men, including one charged with plotting to detonate a radioactive “dirty bomb” in the U.S.
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