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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080612-10.html

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 12, 2008

“President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Berlusconi of Italy”

Salla della Loggia
Villa Madama
Rome, Italy

SNIPPET: “Q Mr. President, also back home, the Supreme Court ruled that Guantanamo detainees have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. Doesn’t this rebuke of your policy on detainees validate the criticism that Gitmo has gotten all over the world, especially here in Europe?

And for the Prime Minister, sir, who do you want to come see you as the next U.S. President?

PRESIDENT BUSH: First of all, it’s a Supreme Court decision; we’ll abide by the Court’s decision. That doesn’t mean I have to agree with it. It’s a deeply divided Court, and I strongly agree with those who dissented, and their dissent was based upon their serious concerns about U.S. national security.

Congress and the administration worked very carefully on a piece of legislation that set the appropriate procedures in place as to how to deal with the detainees.

And we’ll study this opinion, and we’ll do so with this in mind, to determine whether or not additional legislation might be appropriate, so that we can safely say, or truly say to the American people: We’re doing everything we can to protect you.”