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Article: US supreme court forces tough decision; Successful prosecution of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay hangs in the balance, writes Richard Schmitt.(Dispatches)
- Article from:
- The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2006
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The United States supreme court decision striking down the tribunal system created by the Pentagon for trying accused enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay has apparently presented the administration of US President George Bush and its allies in Congress with two choices - both fraught with risk.
They can use the Republican majorities in the house of representatives and the senate to put a quick congressional seal of approval on something close to the existing system, but run the risk that it too will be struck down by the court.
Or they can follow the path suggested by the court and devise a system embracing the procedural and other principles of the US ...