If it were Reuters quoting an American conservative I'd be skeptical until I heard it somewhere else. But like most Americans, I take it for granted that most Europeans are stupid about Gitmo (and lots of other things), so I'm fairly confident Reuters quoted Merkel correctly. I'll change my mind ont his when I hear some European leader actually stand up and speak the truth to his/her citizens about what's going on in Europe and the world.
So in other words, Reuters is biased except when it is not? Interesting take.