Gov't Still Looking at Bringing Some Gitmo into US

townhall.com ^ | July 24, 2009 | staff

[kellynla]

The Pentagon's top lawyer says the Obama administration hasn't given up the possibility of transferring some prisoners from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to a detention facility in the United States, despite congressional opposition.

Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Charles Johnson told the House Armed Services Committee Friday that it's possible some terror suspects may be transferred to the U.S. for prosecution and others may be held within the U.S. He said no prisoners would be released from custody inside the country.

Congress has prohibited the government from spending federal funds to transfer Guantanamo prisoners to the U.S.

Johnson also said the Obama administration has not yet determined where it will hold newly captured al-Qaida or Taliban prisoners for the long term after it closes the Guantanamo prison.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Pentagon's top lawyer says the Obama administration is considering transferring some prisoners from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to a detention facility in the United States despite congressional opposition.

Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Charles Johnson told the House Armed Services Committee Friday that it is possible some prisoners may be transferred to the U.S. for prosecution and others may be transferred to a facility inside the U.S. He said no prisoners would be released from custody inside the country.

Congress has prohibited the government from spending federal funds to transfer Guantanamo prisoners to the U.S.

Johnson also said the Obama administration has not yet determined where it will hold newly captured al-Qaida or Taliban prisoners for the long-term after Guantanamo closes.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Send the Gitmo detainees to Harvard and make them take a sensitivity course from Prof. Gates.

[sr4402]

Once they are on US Soil, the US Court System becomes involved. From there a Liberal/Progressive Judge or Judges, can choose to feel compassion and let them free upon us or back to fight us overseas - without any other country agreeing contain these individuals.

That is why they have been held offshore. Obama needs the agreement of other country's and or technologies to ensure that these individuals, who have engaged in Terrorism - Outside the Geneva Convention - should not be free to engage in it or support Terrorism ever again.