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- News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner | 29 days agoOne of six former Guantanamo Bay detainees being resettled in Palau has thanked the Pacific Island nation for taking them in, but signaled it would be only a temporary home. Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman told The Associated Press on Tuesday the Palauan...
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