Detainees at Gitmo a Power Strategy (Washington Independent)

12/1/08 1:19 PM

"The Bush administration has acknowledged that it no longer considers the Uighurs “enemy combatants” subject to detention. Yet on Nov. 24, it vigorously fought a court’s order to release them in the United States...

"The case has become such a global embarrassment for the U.S. that a group of 10 distinguished conservatives recently wrote to the administration appealing for the Uighurs’ release, saying their continued detention without cause 'undermines our standing in the world.'"

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http://washingtonindependent.com/20414/gitmo