In the War: Marine commander in Anbar Expresses Regrets

Newsday - Jan 8, 2009

A federal judge sought to compare four terror suspects being held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan with others detained at Guantánamo Bay to decide whether all have the right to sue for their freedom. "These individuals are no different ... except where they're housed," U.S. District Judge John D. Bates said during a hearing in Washington. The issue ultimately may be moot if the Obama administration reverses current policy so that Afghanistan detainees can protest their capture in court. With about 600 detainees at Bagram and thousands more held in Iraq, courts are grappling with whether they, too, can sue to be released.

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