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Justice task force recommends about 50 Guantanamo detainees be held indefinitely - washingtonpost.com
I'm glad to see Obama's not caving on this, though it raises one pretty obvious question: If we're holding 50 of them indefinitely without giving them a trial, then why are we closing Gitmo?
A Justice Department-led task force has concluded that nearly 50 of the 196 detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be held indefinitely without trial under the laws of war, according to Obama administration officials.
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The task force has recommended that Guantanamo Bay detainees be divided into three main groups: about 35 who should be prosecuted in federal or military courts; at least 110 who can be released, either immediately or eventually; and the nearly 50 who must be detained without trial.
Administration officials argue that detaining terrorism suspects under Congress's authorization of the use of force against al-Qaeda and the Taliban is legal and that each detainee has the right to challenge his incarceration in habeas corpus proceedings in federal court.
I'm glad to see Obama's not caving on this, though it raises one pretty obvious question: If we're holding 50 of them indefinitely without giving them a trial, then why are we closing Gitmo?