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To: jlallen who wrote (760728)	3/29/2007 12:34:54 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (1) of 769670

Gates: Congress should find way to shut Guantanamo By Susan Cornwell 14 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday Congress should look for ways to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, but said any solution must ensure some detainees would remain incarcerated for life. ADVERTISEMENT "Is there a way statutorily to address the concerns about some of these people who really need to be incarcerated forever but that doesn't get them involved in a judicial system where there is the potential of them being released, frankly?" Gates said at a congressional hearing. "I just don't know the answer," he said. Gates called for Congress and the White House to discuss the issue. The United States has faced international criticism over its continued detention of about 385 suspected al Qaeda and Taliban members at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. Human rights groups and other critics have demanded the United States close Guantanamo and that detainees be charged with crimes or released. President George W. Bush and administration officials have said they would like to close Guantanamo. But they argue it is difficult to accomplish because of the trials to be held there and the group of detainees the United States says should be imprisoned for life. According to Gates, some of the detainees have said they would attack the United States again if released. If the United States moves the detainees to some other location, the federal government must ensure the prisoners cannot find a legal avenue to freedom. "It's an area where frankly I think there needs to be some dialogue between the Congress and the administration," he said.

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