U.S. wants more delays at Guantanamo war court

Reuters via Yahoo! News ^ | July 15, 2009 | Jim Loney

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The beleaguered Guantanamo war court, hobbled by legal challenges and technical problems, creaked into session for only the second time since U.S. President Barack Obama cast it into limbo shortly after he took office in January.

Obama has ordered the Guantanamo detention camp, which became a stain on America's human rights reputation and has been widely criticized by rights advocates, closed by next January.

But Washington is still trying to determine what to do with the approximately 240 prisoners who remain. Only 11 have been charged with crimes and U.S. military prosecutors say they have viable cases against 66.

Prosecutors asked the war court on Wednesday to delay the cases until September "in the interest of justice" to allow the administration time to complete its review.

"The continuance is needed ... to address and eliminate all possible challenges to this process," said Marine Corps Captain Seamus Quinn, who is prosecuting al Qosi.

Defence lawyers chastised the government for playing politics with the lives of Kamin and al Qosi, both of whom have been imprisoned at the remote U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for years.

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