[Newspoetry] 660 at Guantanamo Bay to be held for "duration of war on terrorism"

[gavroche at gavroche.org]

(from the AP):
The United States wants to hold most of the suspected terrorists at a
prison camp in Cuba for the duration of the war on terrorism instead of
trying them before military tribunals, Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld said Wednesday.

Rumsfeld said the 660 or so men held at the Guantanamo Bay naval base are
imprisoned not as punishment but "to keep them from going back and
fighting again and killing people." He said most would be held until the
global war on terrorism is over - a fight that Rumsfeld has said could
last years, if not decades.

The defense secretary said he expects some suspects to be tried before
military tribunals but prefers that most continue to be imprisoned
indefinitely.