Former Gitmo Detainee Becomes XBox Star


	Former Gitmo Detainee Becomes XBox Star

Antara

6-12-2009 12:51 PM

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moonbattery, gitmo detainee, terrorism, xbox

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6-13-2009 1:14 AM

BitDrifter

On the radio the other day I heard they were stopping development?

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