Club Gitmo To Close

Fox news claimed that Obama was bringing terrorists to the mainland by closing Gitmo. A fearful thing indeed. But 150 terrorists have already been convicted in federal courts and currently serve in federal correction facilities. Of the remaining 250 Gitmo detainees, the Bush administration wanted to try only 80 of them. The rest they asked Portugal and Australia. among others, to accept. They balked knowing Bush was a lame duck. The so-called 80 will be sent to the following three options Fort Leavenworth, Fort Pendleton or the Navy brig in South Carolina. The modalities of trying the Gitmo detainees remain to be worked out but this would not have been a problem if the Bush Administration consulted the raft of international law experts who offered them their services post 9/11. The military lawyers were also cut out of the process. Instead the Bush Administration relied on the flawed legal interpretations of their retainers.