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> Lot of things mentioned here are not that easy. To legally bring citizens of other countries in American justice system and have them fair trial you need to h
by cynwoody 14y ago
> Lot of things mentioned here are not that easy. To legally bring citizens of other countries in American justice system and have them fair trial you need to have respect various treaties - many of which may simply require sending them back to their respective country to be handled by their own governments which usually is not the best thing especially for terrorist suspects.
Bureaucratic considerations are of no consequence. The reputation of the United States of America is at stake.
It's 2013. These cases need to be resolved. The innocent should be sent home with apologies and fat Treasury checks. The guilty should be executed. And Gitmo should go back to being a Caribbean naval base with a cheap annual rent[2].
I can't say if the current case is valid, but I am reminded of the case of Ahmed Errachidi[1], Guantánamo Prisoner 590, who turned out to be a London chef who had journeyed to Pakistan in 2001 and was kidnapped by crooked Pakis and sold to the credulous US for $5000. Errachidi was finally sprung in 2007. But you have to wonder how many similar cases there are.
[1] http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2011/09/16/ahmed-errachidi-guantanamo-prisoner-590-the-cook-who-became-the-general/ http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2011/09/16/ahmed-errachidi-...
[2] http://books.google.com/books?id=atTyCI8ZwboC&pg=PA243&dq=guantanamo+annual+rent&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ObZrUanbL8qL0QHfjoGQCQ&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=guantanamo%20annual%20rent&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=atTyCI8ZwboC&pg=PA243&#...