Guantanamo Likely To Remain Open Rest Of Bush Term

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

Guantanamo likely to remain open rest of Bush term
Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:48PM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay will likely remain open for the rest of George W. Bush's presidency because it will take time to conduct the legal proceedings of the detainees there, the White House said on Friday.

Bush's term runs out in January 2009. Bush has stated publicly that he would like to see the facility closed, but now it appears unlikely to happen on his watch.

The United States has declared its intention to try 60 to 80 of the 385 foreign captives held at Guantanamo, including 14 "high-value" prisoners sent there in September from secret CIA prisons.

White House spokesman Tony Snow it was "highly unlikely that you can dispense with all those cases" before Bush leaves office.

U.S. authorities sent suspects picked up in the post-September 11 war on terrorism to military custody at Guantanamo, instead of putting them into the normal American court process.

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[aquart]

1. After which we can start excavating the graves and doing autopsies.

[youngdem]

2. ALL Democratic Candidates should come together and sign a joint statement

promising to close Abu Gharib....I mean, Guantanamo Bay during their first days in office and transferring them to the real legal system. Dems should also state they believe in human rights and the Geneva Convention, both because it is right and because it protects our soldiers.

[Benhurst]

3. Guantanamo is a disgrace. It should be closed and the property

returned the the rightful owners, the Cubans.

[Demeter]

4. As Long As Bush Serves The Rest Of His TERM (LIFE) There, Okay!!

There's a special hell for BushCo, and we may have it all ready to be occupied!