Rumsfeld: Detention Center Still Necessary

[BigBadBrian]

Rumsfeld: Detention Center Still Necessary

Suggesting that the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists will operate for years, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday that such a detention center will be needed until the war on terror is over.

"The United States government, let alone the U.S. military, does not want to be in the position of holding suspected terrorists any longer than is absolutely necessary," Rumsfeld said, "but as long as there remains a need to keep terrorists from striking again, a facility will continue to be needed."

At a Pentagon news conference, Rumsfeld offered a defense of U.S. handling of the approximately 520 detainees at facility, saying its operations have been more open to scrutiny than any military detention facility in history.

He said valuable information has been extracted from the detainees, most of whom are threats to U.S. security.

Rumsfeld described the prisoners as including terrorist trainers, bombmakers, extremist recruiters and financiers, bodyguards for Osama bin Laden and would-be suicide bombers.

"They're not common car thieves. They're believed to be determined killers," he said.

Last week President Bush left open the possibility that the Guantanamo Bay facility might be closed, but Rumsfeld gave no such indication, saying there is no better alternative. He said U.S. taxpayers have already spent $100 million to build the facility in Cuba, which he said is costing $90 million to $95 million a year to operate.


Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050614/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/guantanamo_rumsfeld_1&printer=1)

[Guitar Shark]

FDR: Jap War Relocation Camps Still Necessary

Suggesting that the war internment camps for suspected Japanese spies will operate for years, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said Tuesday that such camps will be needed until the world war is over.

"The United States government, let alone the U.S. military, does not want to be in the position of holding suspected spies any longer than is absolutely necessary," Roosevelt said, "but as long as there remains a need to keep treason from taking place, a facility will continue to be needed."

At a news conference, Roosevelt offered a defense of U.S. handling of the approximately 120,000 Japanese and Japanese American detainees at the camps, saying their operations have been more open to scrutiny than any military detention facility in history.

He said valuable information has been extracted from the detainees, most of whom are threats to U.S. security.

Roosevelt described the prisoners as including treason trainers, Yellow Army recruiters and financiers, bodyguards, and would-be kamikaze bombers.

"They're not common car thieves. They're believed to be determined killers," he said.

Last week President Roosevelt left open the possibility that the camps might be closed, but today he gave no such indication, saying there is no better alternative. He said U.S. taxpayers have already spent millions to build the camps, which he said are costing millions each year to operate.

[BigBadBrian]

Originally posted by Guitar Shark
FDR: Jap War Relocation Camps Still Necessary

Suggesting that the war internment camps for suspected Japanese spies will operate for years, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said Tuesday that such camps will be needed until the world war is over.

"The United States government, let alone the U.S. military, does not want to be in the position of holding suspected spies any longer than is absolutely necessary," Roosevelt said, "but as long as there remains a need to keep treason from taking place, a facility will continue to be needed."

At a news conference, Roosevelt offered a defense of U.S. handling of the approximately 120,000 Japanese and Japanese American detainees at the camps, saying their operations have been more open to scrutiny than any military detention facility in history.

He said valuable information has been extracted from the detainees, most of whom are threats to U.S. security.

Roosevelt described the prisoners as including treason trainers, Yellow Army recruiters and financiers, bodyguards, and would-be kamikaze bombers.

"They're not common car thieves. They're believed to be determined killers," he said.

Last week President Roosevelt left open the possibility that the camps might be closed, but today he gave no such indication, saying there is no better alternative. He said U.S. taxpayers have already spent millions to build the camps, which he said are costing millions each year to operate.

Well done.

:gulp:

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by BigBadBrian
Rumsfeld: Detention Center Still Necessary

"They're not common car thieves. They're believed to be determined killers," (Rumsfeld) said.


Then why not charge them as such?

[steve]

War is peace.