Word: gitmo
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...vigilantly," Obama said at a signing ceremony in the Oval Office. "We are going to do so ... in a manner that is consistent with our values and our ideals." The news will undoubtedly be welcomed by human rights advocates and those who have long held that Gitmo tainted America's reputation in the world...
...With Gitmo's death warrant now signed, here's what needs to be done before the final execution...
Figure Out Where to Hold Trials For a variety of reasons, it is probable that a large number of detainees cannot be tried in the U.S. - not least because the manner of their arrest and their treatment at Gitmo would not meet the standards of any federal court. But the Obama Administration will be reluctant to send detainees back to their home countries, especially if the governments in those countries don't measure up to international human rights norms. Some governments simply don't want any detainees back, and others are likely to release them without trial. (A Pentagon spokesman...
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...Pentagon calls "the long war" on terror has led the U.S. military to seek a way to keep people it deems a threat behind bars indefinitely. While Guantánamo's unique status - far from the battlefield yet subject to total U.S. sovereignty - led the Supreme Court to grant Gitmo detainees habeas relief, the U.S. government argues that neither circumstance applies at Bagram. "Federal courts should not thrust themselves into the extraordinary role of reviewing the military's conduct of active hostilities overseas, second-guessing the military's determination as to which captured aliens as part of such hostilities should...