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the administration is now nearing a deal with Saudi Arabia to take many of the 100 Yemini detainees who remain at Gitmo. Supposedly the Yeminis would enter one of the Saudi rehabilitation programs. Yemin has asked the U.S. for financial assistance to establish a rehabilitation program similar to that of the Saudi's but so far, the U.S. has resisted that option. What kind of sweetener are we adding to the deal? If we're giving Palau $200 million, what are we offering Saudi Arabia? Is throwing Israel under the bus part of the deal? Just askin'.

Allies in Afghanistan Italy Netherlands Italian soldiers from the 9th Alpine Regiment, aboard a 'Puma' armored vehicle, patrol the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Tomas Munita) Helicopters, engineers and armoured infantry are helping make the commander of Dutch troops in southern Afghanistan confident of success in their mission in Uruzgan, where now only an handful of special forces are taking on the Taliban.(AFP/File/Shah Marai) Australia United Kingdom Australian Special Forces task group soldiers take part in live-fire range practice in the Bagram region of Afghanistan. (REUTERS/The Australian Defence Force/Handout) British troops are seen at Camp Bastion, in the southern province...

<p>SAN`A, Yemen (AP) --  A Yemeni man died when a bomb he was carrying exploded in a crowded market on Friday, injuring two bystanders, police said.</p> <p>Police said it was difficult to identify the man because his body was blown to pieces. It was not immediately clear if the bomb exploded prematurely. The blast occurred in a market in Yemen's capital, San`a.</p>