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If the prisoners are ever released without being charged or tried (which won't happen because there's no evidence), they can each file a civil suit against the
by david927 14y ago
If the prisoners are ever released without being charged or tried (which won't happen because there's no evidence), they can each file a civil suit against the U.S. Government, each worth potentially hundreds of millions. I think this plays a role as well.
- PeterisP 14y agoAnd if they are never released, then it can't happen? Please don't tell me that it's a reasonable (legally or ethically) argument for keeping them imprisoned for decades.
- david927 14y agoIt's the equivalent of keeping the neighbor's daughter in your basement because letting her out would get you into so much trouble. Gitmo is already shockingly illegal or dangerously unethical; I don't see any interest by the US government to end it and take some of the heat for that.
- Amadou 14y agoAs an American I've come the same conclusion. But it is a cowardly conclusion. We need to take our medicine and correct the wrong-doings of Gitmo. I don't really care if it costs a couple of hundred million dollars, that's chump change compared to the federal budget. If a guy like Nixon can get a pardon so that the country can move forward, then we can certainly do the same for whatever ahats are culpable for setting up Gitmo in the first place. Pardon the military and politicians responsible for their misguided patriotism and then start treating these unfortunate souls like humans again as one small step towards making the US live up to its lofty ideals again.
- dangrossman 14y agoThe United States federal government cannot be sued unless it elects to allow the suit. This is not a real threat. Look up "sovereign immunity".