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If Not Gitmo, NIMBY, Senators Say; Detainee Not Yet Told of Appellate Win

Posted Jun 25, 2008, 04:59 pm CDT
By Martha Neil

After an appellate court ruling that a military prisoner held for more than six years without trial was improperly classified as an "enemy combatant," the closure of the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay—as called for by the presumptive presidential candidates for both major political parties—appears likely.

But where should the successful appellant, Huzaifa Parhat, as well as some 270 other terrorism suspects still being held at Gitmo be transferred?

There doesn't appear to be a lineup of officials volunteering their local prison for the honor, according to the Miami Herald. In fact, two Kansas senators are pleading with Congressional colleagues in a letter not to send them to the Fort Leavenworth army base… Continue reading...

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