Lawmakers praise Camp X-Ray conditions after visit
A 25 member delegation of Senate andHouse members toured Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay and praised the facilities. They noted the detainees are housed in 8 by 8 foot cells and described conditions as better than expected. Some lawmakers urged permanent expansion to 2500 prisoners while others foresaw transfers home or tribunals.
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R-Fla
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R-Okla
Afghanistan
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John Walker Lindh
Washington, D.C
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Prison Project
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Afghan leader presses wider peacekeeping roll in Afghanistan
Afghan interim leader Karzai urged expanding the British-led peacekeeping mission beyond Kabul to curb Taliban al Qaida pockets as U N and U S forces press operations. Annan avoided pledging support for a broader mandate while stressing Afghan police and army formation.
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United States
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Canadian man named fifth al Qaida suspect in martyrdom tapes
The Bush administration identifies Al Rauf Bin Al Habib Bin Yousef Al Jiddi as the fifth suspected al Qaida member seen in martyrdom videos from Afghanistan. Prime Minister Chretien says Al Jiddi is no longer in Canada. Powell vows U S support for Afghanistan reconstruction as mourners honor Marine Sgt Jeannette Winters, the first female service member killed since October.
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al Habib bin
Yousef al Jiddi
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Abdullah
Washington
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Mourners honor Marine Sgt Jeannette Winters in Indiana funeral
In Gary Indiana mourners filed past the flag draped coffin of Marine Sgt Jeannette Winters the first U S servicewoman killed since the Afghan bombing began in October She was remembered as a proud Marine who kept her family strong after their mother's death Her casket borne by eight Marines she will be buried at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville Winters 25 died Jan 9 when a KC 130 tanker crashed in Pakistan
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Pakistan
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