50 Guantanamo Detainees Be Held Indefinitely: Report

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Justice Task Force Recommends About 50 Guantanamo Detainees Be Held Indefinitely -- The Washington Post

A Justice Department-led task force has concluded that nearly 50 of the 196 detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be held indefinitely without trial under the laws of war, according to Obama administration officials.

The task force's findings represent the first time that the administration has clarified how many detainees it considers too dangerous to release but unprosecutable because officials fear trials could compromise intelligence-gathering and because detainees could challenge evidence obtained through coercion.

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Many can't be tried or released, task force says. (John Moore/Getty Images)

More News On Detaining 50 Guantanamo Detainees Indefinitely

Guantanamo group of 47 'should be held indefinitely' -- BBC
Gitmo Review Task Force: 50 Detainees to Be Held Indefinitely -- ABC News
Task Force: Quarter Of Gitmo Detainees Need To Be Held Indefinitely -- NPR
50 Guantanamo detainees to be held without trial: report -- AFP
Detainees Will Still Be Held, but Not Tried, Official Says -- New York Times
Prosecute 35 Guantanamo detainees: task force -- CBC

My Comment: If the Bush administration came out with this recommendation, the media, Democrats, the international community, and antiwar activists will be screaming at the top of their lungs on the injustice of such a process. But with a different President .... I am only hearing the rustle of tumbleweeds.

As to the debate on where to keep 50 detainees without trial is .... the key question is .... where do you keep them?

Hmmmm .... the final answer to that question is going to be very interesting.