how to close Guantanamo in 5 mins!

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Close Guantánamo in 5 minutes


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The tide is turning fast against Guantánamo Bay. Even former Secretary of State Colin Powell has gone on record saying that he would close the base down 'today not tomorrow'.

However, around half of the candidates in the US Presidential election still support its existence.

Amnesty is going to present the US Congress with a 13-point plan that shows exactly how the base can be closed down (and what the rest of the world thinks of Guantánamo Bay). We are getting MPs, SMPs, Assembly Members, MEPs and Lords to put their names to our plan. But we need your help to give them a gentle nudge in the right direction.

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saudi and arabs can stop oil sales to the U.S

[in_exile]

the point i believe is not closing down guantanamo bay camps its the welfare of the innocent people within the camps... what are they going to do ship them to countries who are going to stick them in prison or torture them... or just stick them in jails in the US mainland under false pretences

[Master Shake]

Guantanamo should be closed and the prisoners held there should be repatriated. Or, maybe Amnesty International could house them in their headquarters.

[Irfan al Din]

Guantanamo should be closed and the prisoners held there should be repatriated. Or, maybe Amnesty International could house them in their headquarters.

Haha... I'm not sure Amnesty International is building housing projects yet... but, maybe. Repatriation will mean--in many cases--torture. That was the whole point of extraordinary rendition. It depends on where they come from. I do think we should acknowledge that there are likely criminals who deserve to be charged and jailed in Guantanemo. Just... give them their habeas hearings and draw up charges against them... I have no more problem with Guantanemo than I do with most other military bases... except that it's in an odd legal gray zone which isn't like other base treaty agreements with have with Germany, Japan, the Philippines. I recommend you listen to Al Odah v. United States oral arguments. They were really interesting.

[Nazias]

Guantanamo should be closed and the prisoners held there should be repatriated. Or, maybe Amnesty International could house them in their headquarters.

They are not even 'prisoners' because if they were they would have to be given the rights of POW ('prisoners of war').

A lot of them were not even abducted/extradited from the countries in which they reside. Those such some of the British residents have come here in order to escape their draconian regimes and would face torture if not death if reurned.

I am not sure what you're point is in regards to AI but it is far from smart or funny.

The men should be given a trial or released or maybe, just maybe the vast majority have not commited a crime hence no charges.