Morning Newsdome: 700 classified Guantanamo Bay documents reveal closing prison will be difficult April 25 2011

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>> More than 700 classified military documents about Guantanamo Bay called Detainee Assessment Briefs were released last night. They reveal that at least 150 prisoners were found innocent after being detained for years. It also found that many inmates were more dangerous than previously thought and terrorized after being released. Try as Obama might, Gitmo isn’t closing anytime soon. (the New York Times)

>> NATO bombed Muammar Qaddafi’s Tripoli compound this morning for the third time since the air war began. Qaddafi is reportedly still alive. John McCain is smiling ear-to-ear. (AP)

>> Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni protesters are demonstrating against President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s deal to resign for immunity. “We the youth of revolution reject any proposal that does not hold Saleh accountable for the killing over 140 revolution protesters,” one organization said. Saleh: This isn’t “Survivor.” (CNN)

>> The Obama administration is drafting sanctions against Syria after government security forces killed more than 100 protesters in Friday’s protest alone, with a death toll reaching above 300 this weekend. Sanctions against American companies wouldn’t hurt Syria that much but could be significant if Europe follows suit. Doesn’t Syrian President Bashar al-Assad realize it’s only a matter of time before he starts negotiating for immunity? (the Christian Science Monitor)

>> And finally, the Kandahar Redemption: The Taliban freed more than 400 inmates from a southern Afghanistan prison overnight through a 1,000-foot-long tunnel they had dug over months. Tim Robbins was not injured while digging any escape routes. (Fox News)