In the first transfer of prisoners in nearly a year, the Pentagon has announced that two Algerians being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp will be transferred out.
The two prisoners were among the first brought the Guantanamo Bay back in 2002 and according to their files, were recommended to be sent home in 2007.
Joining The Takeaway is Carol Rosenberg, reporter for the Miami Herald. She explains why the Pentagon has decided to move the two men.
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