Thursday, May 21, 2009
Terror Recidivism [Mark Krikorian]
The Pentagon reports that one in seven freed Gitmo detainees "are engaged in terrorism or militant activity." Obviously a good reason to keep the facility open. But what are the terms for their release? Do we parole them? As I understand it, when you release POWs on parole, they promise not to take up arms again, and if they do, they can and should be executed. I'm happy to be corrected on this, but wouldn't it be reasonable to require such an agreement of any detainees we send back to their homes? Then, if we catch them up to their old tricks, there's less ambiguity about how to treat them.
05/21 03:56 PM
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