Pentagon begins review of Guantanamo detainees held without charge
Source: Reuters
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 9, 2013 6:31pm EDT
(Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it had begun re-examining the evidence for the continued detention of terrorism suspects held without charge at Guantanamo, Cuba, more than two years after President Barack Obama directed it to develop a review process.
Pentagon officials said the new Periodic Review Board, created to facilitate the eventual closure of the prison, had not yet considered the case of any individual detainee but was now working on the reviews.
"This process makes an important contribution toward the goal of closing Guantanamo by ensuring that the government has a principled and sustainable process for reviewing and revisiting prior detention determinations in light of the current circumstances and intelligence," a Pentagon statement said.
Between 60 and 80 of the 164 prisoners at Guantanamo cannot be prosecuted for various reasons, but are considered too dangerous to be released.
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> Between 60 and 80 of the 164 prisoners at Guantanamo cannot be prosecuted
> for various reasons, but are considered too dangerous to be released
They have been kidnapped, held illegally for years and the Pentagon has now
BEGUN to RE-examine the evidence that is insufficient to even prosecute
them (much less convict them of any crime that warrants such treatment).
And some people wonder why Americans are being flown around the world
with targets on their backs ...
