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DOS Memo re: Talking Points on Guantanamo Detainees

Nov. 16, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3669
This State Department document is a talking points memo addressing the Guantanamo detainees and their treatment. It states: The United States has detained al-Qaida, Taliban, and other enemy combatants who pose a threat to the U.S. and our allies; We currently hold around 650 enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay; Detainees will be prosecuted by the U.S. Government, transferred to their countries of origin for prosecution or released if they no longer pose a threat; Detainees will be treated humanely and consistently with the Geneva Conventions, but they are not “Prisoners of War” as defined under the Geneva Conventions; and the detainees are not subjected to physical or mental abuse or cruel treatment.
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