Court verdict on Adnan Latif not for you to know

Latif's legal status is "indeterminate", according to Wikipedia, despite a judge ordering the administration to " take all necessary and appropriate diplomatic steps to facilitate Latif's release forthwith ." Latif, a Yemeni citizen, has been held in Guantanamo Bay since 2002.

Fortunately, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion on Gitmo detainee Adnan Farhan Abd Al Latif's appeal against his continued detention by the Obama administration. Unfortunately, it's none of your business.

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