Top U.S. Attorney Defends Guantanamo Camp

[maddezmom]

SHEFFIELD, England - The U.S. attorney general defended the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay on Friday, saying the U.S. government would evaluate the detention center but had no immediate plans of shutting it down.


Alberto Gonzales was speaking on the final day of a summit that drew interior ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations.

President Bush's government is under growing pressure to evaluate the usefulness of the U.S. prison camp in eastern Cuba, where some 520 men accused of links to Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime or the al-Qaida terror network are being held.

Some have been held for three years without charge.

"We have Guantanamo because there are people that are captured on the battlefield, and we need to hold them somewhere so they do not go back and fight against American soldiers or the soldiers of our allies fighting in Afghanistan," Gonzales said.

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more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050617/ap_on_re_eu/britain_us_guantanamo;_

Wonder if Cheney is going to give them all a cut from his blind trust?

[tecelote]

1. We're in the prison business.

Why are they being so defensive about this? This is their business.

The "Land of the Free" has more prisoners than China.

It's big business and the war profiteers have a real problem with anyone that messes with their ability to profit.

[toco_eater]

8. Sending Gitmo prisoners to France

I think it would be great if we could send the Gitmo terrorists to France. We would get them out of Gitmo and the French could take care of them.

[Just Me]

2. Well, of course! HE'S THE ONE WHO APPROVED TORTURE!!!

:grr:

[Straight Shooter]

3. I'd like to hear Gonzales defend it while hanging from his thumbs.

That is all.

[struggle4progress]

5. Or perhaps he could get on all fours naked and bark for the cameras

[fooj]

4. What about the prisoners we BOUGHT ?

They certainly were not fighting on the battlefield! Grrrr...


peace.

[lovuian]

6. Alberto Gonzales has spoken!!! And WHO is he??? a appointee

not a judge not an elected official just a bobblehead shaking yes sir for Bush!!!

He isn't the God of the constitution interpretation!!!

[FlemingsGhost]

7. I wonder how often he goes down on Cheney ...

Ooooops ... did I say that out loud?

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