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Article: White House says Supreme Court ruling could result in terrorists released in US
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- July 4, 2008
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The White House said Thursday that dangerous detainees at Guantanamo Bay could end up walking on U.S. streets as a result of last month's Supreme Court ruling about detainees' legal rights. Federal appeals courts, however, have indicated they have no intention of letting that happen.
The high court ruling, which gave all detainees the right to petition federal judges for immediate release, has intensified discussions within the Bush administration about what to do with the roughly 270 detainees held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
"I'm sure that none of us want Khalid Sheikh Mohammed walking around our neighborhoods," White House press secretary ...