It's not an easy question. Since the Supreme Court says the government cannot haul the Gitmo detainees in front of a military tribunal, the Bush administration has a real problem - they are holding a lot of people who, if released, would return to their jihadist ways, bringing death and mayhem wherever they alight. It's a lot like receiving a Fedex envelope filled with loose asbestos - you don't want the material and have to get rid of it, but how?
News reports seem to indicate that the administration will treat these individuals as if they were prisoners of war, proving them rights and protections that our soldiers don't have any chance of receiving if they are captured. The gruesome murder of two captured U.S. servicemen last month shows what we are up against. Our enemy is varied in many ways, but uniform in a very important way - they don't give a rip about human rights.
So what would you do? The floor is open to suggestions.
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