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14 Saudis Released from Guantanamo

By Jeralyn, Section Terror Detainees
Posted on Sat Jun 24, 2006 at 02:48:27 PM EST
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14 Saudi detainees at Guantanamo have been returned to Saudi Arabia. Of them, one was declared by the U.S. not to be an enemy combatent.

The releases bring to 310 the number of detainees who have departed Guantanamo to other governments, including Albania, Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Kuwait, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden and Uganda.

About 450 detainees remain at Guantanamo, including 120 who are considered eligible for transfer or release. Decisions in those cases depend on discussions between the United States and other nations.

The Road to Guantanamo is showing in several cities now. It really is an important film to see. Details are here.

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    14 Saudis Released from Guantanamo | 4 comments (4 topical)
    Re: 14 Saudis Released from Guantanamo (none / 0) (#1)
    by Repack Rider on Sat Jun 24, 2006 at 03:25:34 PM EST
    They must have tortured them until they admitted they were innocent. Sorry abut the three years and all the beatings, guys. You won't hold it against us, will you?

    Re: 14 Saudis Released from Guantanamo (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Jun 24, 2006 at 05:13:32 PM EST
    OT: Duke case is on the second part of Dateline which began a few minutes ago on the East coast.

    Re: 14 Saudis Released from Guantanamo (none / 0) (#3)
    by john horse on Sun Jun 25, 2006 at 05:47:45 AM EST
    Interesting fact about the term "enemy combatant". The Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) changed the definition of "enemy combatant" from how the Bush administration had defined the category in the Supreme Court case "Rasul v Bush". The government argued before the Supreme Court that an enemy combatant was a person who "is part of or is supporting forces hostile to the United States and engaged in an armed conflict against the United States." The CSRT, which was established in response to losing Rasul then unilaterally changed the definition of "enemy combatant" by changing "and" to "or". This meant that a detainee whose "support" was accidental or unintentional, such as a person who contributed to a charity without realizing its connection to Al Queda, could now be labeled an enemy combatant. Please note that these prisoners would not meet the government's original definition of enemy combatant. I imagine that only a tiny proportion of the total population at Guantanamo meet this definition. It was only by changing the rules midstream that the government found a way to continue its detention of these detainees.

    re (none / 0) (#4)
    by amoki on Tue Nov 14, 2006 at 03:16:18 AM EST
    Interesting fact about the term "enemy combatant". The Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) changed the definition of "enemy combatant" from how the Bush administration had defined the category in the Supreme Court case "Rasul v Bush". The government argued before the Supreme Court that an enemy combatant was a person who "is part of or is supporting forces hostile to the United States and engaged in an armed conflict against the United States." The CSRT, which was established in response to losing Rasul then unilaterally changed the definition of "enemy combatant" by changing "and" to "or". This meant that a detainee whose "support" was accidental or unintentional, such as a person who contributed to a charity without realizing its connection to Al Queda, could now be labeled an enemy combatant. Please note that these prisoners would not meet the government's original definition of enemy combatant. I imagine that only a tiny proportion of the total population at Guantanamo meet this definition. It was only by changing the rules midstream that the government found a way to continue its detention of these detainees.

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    14 Saudis Released from Guantanamo | 4 comments (4 topical)