U.S. blocks release of hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee

August 15, 2015
PBS Newshour

The U.S. government is opposing the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Tariq Ba Odah, who has been on a hunger strike for eight years and is among the 52 who have been cleared for release from the prison. On Friday, the Justice Department filed a court order opposing his release, but a spokesperson said the Obama administration will still work on resettling him in another country. Jess Bravin, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington. ...

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