At least it's the semblance of legal process:
In the first hearing on the government’s evidence for holding detainees at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp for nearly seven years, a federal judge ruled on Thursday that five prisoners were being held an unlawfully [sic] and ordered their release. ...
Ruling from the bench, Judge Richard J. Leon of Federal District Court in Washington said that the information gathered on the men had been sufficient to hold them for intelligence purposes, but was not strong enough in court.
Ruling from the bench, Judge Richard J. Leon of Federal District Court in Washington said that the information gathered on the men had been sufficient to hold them for intelligence purposes, but was not strong enough in court.
I think the decision will be stayed pending appeal, just as the order to release the Uighurs was. While the odds are a little better than before the election, on balance I find it unlikely that anyone will be released until Obama takes office, no matter what the evidence is.
Please note that these prisoners were not detained in a war zone, much less captured on a battlefield. They were detained - note the passive voice - in Bosnia in 2001 and never got a hearing until now. Seven years.
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