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Tue 12 Dec 2008Ahern and Martin at odds over Guantanamo
THE DEPARTMENT of Justice yesterday reiterated Minister Dermot Ahern's recent statement that the Government is not contemplating the resettlement in Ireland of exonerated Guantánamo detainees.
Last month The Irish Timesreported that the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs had divergent views on the issue, with officials from the latter believing the Government could earn kudos with the incoming Obama administration by agreeing to resettle at least one detainee.
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