Why are we afraid to hold the prisoners from Guantanamo Bay?

Here is why we don't want them here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090122/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_suspected_terrorists Plus read this discussion on more comments http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1879257.aspx I sure don't want them in my neck of the woods and Obama needs to let the american people decide if we want them in our country since we are the ones that will be supporting them and having to deal with the releases and all.

Where to house them is only one small aspect and probably the least worriesome. I for one would love to see these guys in a U.S. state or federal penal fascility, the justice the inmates there would delve out is far worse than the treatment they recieve in guantanimo. Here is the real and far more ominous problem. It has to do with the status they are asigned. AS a detainee of unlawful combat, they are not subject to the rigorous standard of evidence and proceedure a civilian criminal is. For isnatce, one of the top dogs caputured, though by his own proud admission is guilty as sin, was not read his miranda writ along with a few other technicalities. In his current status, the military tribunal goes on as normal and he will eventualy be tried and convicted. However, once in the same system our deomstic criminals are in, a judge is obligated to dismiss the charges and a proud jihadist goes free. These are not "suspected" aresstees, picked up by police, these are warriors captured on a battlefield not though fighting under a national flag. In going ahead with this plan, we are applying a standard used for one type of offender to a completely different scenario and it is completly incompatible.

The reason they want to close it is because it's giving the US a really bad name with regards to human rights etc. Some of the people who are in Guantanamo Bay were just unfortunate people in the wrong place at the wrong time. People in Afghanistan were given money for information on anyone likely to be connected to Al Quada, and so people abused that by accusing innocent people of connections. These innocent people were rounded up, a long with the people who did have conenctions and have been detained for as much as 6 years, even though they had nothing to do with 9/11.

Because it`s the same as anything else in America.Everybody wants them locked up just not in their neighborhood. That`s true they won`t last long in federal prison. Some people like to think the keeping them in Cuba will protect them. But rest assure if they get out in Cuba they will be safe to go back to where they came from and fight some more.

I tottaly get what you are saying and agree with you. Why is everyone so scared of having the terroists a.k.a. bad guys in their prisons? It's not like they can escape by snapping their fingers. I just don't understand why we are keeping them alive in the first place. If they were found guilty of a terroistic act i personally think they should be punished more cruely. This is why i wish Obama would not shut down Guantanamo. It is a very harsh place and perfect for people like this.

é, ainda bem q a prissão vai ser fechada, entava abrigando terroristas que podião ñ ser teroristas, eles deve ir a um novo juri

I am a Army wife and I keep seeing people calling the Iraqis terrorist. Well the Iraqis had nothing to do with 911. They did not come here and attack us. We attacked them and it was actually a revenge type thing because Sadaam tried to kill George Bush Sr. We have worse people running our government and people are scared of people that have never been out side of their own contry before. I am wondering where those people would gets the weapons let alone the help to escape prison. If they did not escape at guantanmo, why would they escape somewhere else. I actually wonder how may of those people they got locked up really deserve to be there. We only know what we see on tv, which I can bet you any money only half of it is true. I do not see those people posing a threat to us at all. If they wanted to they would already done so. And again the prisoners from Iraq had nothing to do with 911 so why do people keep thinking the war in Iraq was because of 911 It was not. AND WHILE PEOPLE HATE OBAMA, PRESIDENT OBAMA IS PULLING TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ AND PUTTING THEM IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 911. AND THAT IS WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE 1ST PLACE. iF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH MILITARY LOOKING FOR bin laden THEN HOW CAN WE FIND HIM WHEN WE ARE ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE LOOKING FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION THAT DO NOT EVEN EXIST. The truth will come out soon.

People seem to think of terrorists of having some sort of superhuman power - it's so ridiculous. They are no more capable of killing a building full of people than any other psychotic killer in prison. Not only that but you're right, it doesn't seem to make sense to hold all these suspected terrorists together like that, it would be better to split them apart so they don't collaborate on what they are going to do when they get out.