Guantanamo Detainees May Be Released in U.S.

Per the Wall Street Journal Online

By EVAN PEREZ

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder said some detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may end up being released in the U.S. as the Obama administration works with foreign allies to resettle some of the prisoners.

Eric Holder

Mr. Holder, in a briefing with reporters, said administration officials are still reviewing individual cases of the approximately 250 detainees to determine which will be put on trial and which may be released to comply with plans to close the detention facility by next year.

Six weeks into his tenure, Mr. Holder is still trying to assemble much of the Justice senior leadership, with several nominees awaiting Senate confirmation. He said he has reviewed the department's handling of white-collar criminal cases in response to the financial crisis and is considering ways to increase coordination on financial fraud among federal prosecutors and state officials. He said he is trying to increase the budget dedicated to white-collar crime, while maintaining funding for national security.

European justice ministers met with Mr. Holder earlier this week and pressed for details on how many Guantanamo prisoners the U.S. planned to release domestically, as part of any agreement for allies to accept detainees. Mr. Holder said U.S. officials would work to respond to the questions European officials have over U.S. Guantanamo plans.

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"A couple of questions:

1. Which state will they be released to?

2. How will our state/federal criminal system deal with a person who basically has little to no ability to be rehabilitated when they are willing to sacrifice their lives to kill all American or Jewish life for their religious belief?

I am reminded of WWII where the Japanese performed Kamikaze missions on US ships before President Truman dropped two automic bombs before the Emperor of Japan conceded in defeat.

Will a person who wants to do this type of kamikaze mission on American citizens require the same result?" - Syreeta L. McNeal, CPA, JD

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