Why are we holding detainees in GitMo for over a decade without charges?

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. " they were selected because of their knowledge"

Actually, some of the ones at Gitmo, and others at the various black sites the US has, were/are the victims of tribal revenge and/or a bounty. Esp. in Afghanistan, people were grabbed because the US would pay a bounty for anyone turned in as a terroist.
so tribal scores got settled.
Quite a few ( the number varies) of the Gitmo prisoners have been cleared of wrong doing and ordered to be relased by the courts, as long as 8 years ago. Yet they have not been released, despite being found innocent.
The problem for the US is indeed what the captives can tell about all the torture, a subject that past and present goverments do not want to be made public.
Important to note: how many Congress people are interested in ending Gitmo and ending the ongoing suffering of these captives.

right....dead silence.

And..the number of people on a hunger strike is now 130, according to various sources, via Twitter.