Thursday, May 21, 2009
Risks of moving people from GITMO to US
(1) Risk of death: if have contact with other prisoners they might be killed.
(2) Risk to townspeople: other terrorists might gather to break them out.
(3) Risk to prison: terrorist might try to organize other prisoners.
(4) Risk to system: should "unlawful combatants" be placed with criminals?
(5) Risk to public: A judge might release them into the U.S.
(6) Risk to mental health: Some say isolation in Super Max prison is akin to torture.
(7) Risk to others: Will the prisoners be able to communicate covertly with other terrorist on the outside - planning attacks against others.
Benefits:
(1) Fulfill Obama's campaign promise.
(2) Could make Europeans happy.
(3) Could make liberals happy.
(2) Risk to townspeople: other terrorists might gather to break them out.
(3) Risk to prison: terrorist might try to organize other prisoners.
(4) Risk to system: should "unlawful combatants" be placed with criminals?
(5) Risk to public: A judge might release them into the U.S.
(6) Risk to mental health: Some say isolation in Super Max prison is akin to torture.
(7) Risk to others: Will the prisoners be able to communicate covertly with other terrorist on the outside - planning attacks against others.
Benefits:
(1) Fulfill Obama's campaign promise.
(2) Could make Europeans happy.
(3) Could make liberals happy.
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