This is nuts:
"Administration officials are preparing long-range plans for indefinitely imprisoning suspected terrorists whom they do not want to set free or turn over to courts in the United States or other countries, according to intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials.
"The Pentagon and the CIA have asked the White House to decide on a more permanent approach for potentially lifetime detentions, including for hundreds of people now in military and CIA custody whom the government does not have enough evidence to charge in courts. The outcome of the review, which also involves the State Department, would also affect those expected to be captured in the course of future counterterrorism operations.
"We've been operating in the moment because that's what has been required," said a senior administration official involved in the discussions, who said the current detention system has strained relations between the United States and other countries. "Now we can take a breath. We have the ability and need to look at long-term solutions."
More here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...nguage=printer
In light of the above it is worth remembering stuff like this:
UK releases all Gitmo returnees
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/eu...3/10/gitmo.uk/
British detainee at Guantanamo alleges handcuff torture: report
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...3127&printer=1
Coalition put numbers at 70% to 90% of Iraq prisoners arrested by mistake
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0511-04.htm
"Administration officials are preparing long-range plans for indefinitely imprisoning suspected terrorists whom they do not want to set free or turn over to courts in the United States or other countries, according to intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials.
"The Pentagon and the CIA have asked the White House to decide on a more permanent approach for potentially lifetime detentions, including for hundreds of people now in military and CIA custody whom the government does not have enough evidence to charge in courts. The outcome of the review, which also involves the State Department, would also affect those expected to be captured in the course of future counterterrorism operations.
"We've been operating in the moment because that's what has been required," said a senior administration official involved in the discussions, who said the current detention system has strained relations between the United States and other countries. "Now we can take a breath. We have the ability and need to look at long-term solutions."
More here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...nguage=printer
In light of the above it is worth remembering stuff like this:
UK releases all Gitmo returnees
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/eu...3/10/gitmo.uk/
British detainee at Guantanamo alleges handcuff torture: report
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...3127&printer=1
Coalition put numbers at 70% to 90% of Iraq prisoners arrested by mistake
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0511-04.htm
