Judge orders Bush to release 17 Guantanamo prisoners

I applaud the judge for recognizing that we remain a nation of laws.

BUT, I suspect that Bush will find some way to delay, ignore or otherwise avoid the judges order. Afterall, he only has 4 months to go.

I'm sure John McCain will disagree with this decision.

wow.. i find it unbelievable that our country is even allowed to run this type of establishment. locking people up without reason?? what a judgemental world..

papaya11, I totally agree! I guess I see now why so many in the White House have been fighting Habeus Corpus for detainees, it is because they would be out of here in a heartbeat. No charges- who the heck do we think we are?

I think if we even had a clue as to what type of evidence or lack there of. A better remark could be made. But without knowing what the government knows. Who are we to say the federal judge is correct. He could be lobbying from the bench.

Why is there an image of someone presumabily from abu-gharaib in Iraq attached to this post about a court decision affecting git'mo ?

Did anyone notice that John McCain said The US will never torture AGAIN. Which is funny because for the last 3 years McCain has been stating that the US has has not and does not torture. Of course this is after McCain redefined torture to an injury permanent in nature, leaving all other methods to be fair game. He is the most evil man alive. I would expect all of move-on.org to be in GITMO by the end of McCain's first year in office!

I heard they are going to be released in your back yard. I hope you treat them as good as I am sure they would treat you.

this is still one sided. unless we know what the judge saw who are we to simply say, "it's a judge, he must be right".

i hope he doesn't let them go!!! they need a firing squad.

The fact that Gitmo exists makes targets of any american traveling abroad.

Do you have any idea how angry people across the world are knowing that there is a prison that americans run where they torture people that they have kidnapped from other countries and offer no Habeas corpus?

Seriously. You even have child prisoners there!

You need to release them all and go through the proper legal and moral channels in dealing with people you suspect of criminal activity.

Locking up anyone you don't like and throwing away the key is stupid, short-sighted and wrong.

This behavior will also have horrible consequences for otherwise innocent americans down the road.

You were once known as a noble nation that enemy combatants could surrender to and trust that they would be treated fairly.

Now even innocent people fear being mistakenly locked away without hope.

It has to stop.

Guantanamo has been an embarrassment to this country.

the time and suffering wasted there. how are they gonna compensate for this?