... but will they?The Bush administration was ordered by a federal appeal court to turn over all the information about the Guantanomo detainees. Some of the Guantanamo detainees who complained about the legality of the government's monopoly over information related to their cases won a court battle requiring the government to reveal all information. The decision comes at a critical moment when US forces are facing serious difficulties in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as mounting pressure by the Democrat's.
Under a 2005 law known as 'combatant status review' - US government agencies have the power to limit appeal court review of Guantanamo detainees. However, eight of the detainees complained about their detention by arguing that the US government is not telling the truth regarding their detention by withholding essential information.
According to the New York Times, P. Sabin Willet, a lawyer representing some of the detainees, called the ruling "a resounding rejection of the government's effort to hide the truth." Throughout series of legal battles, the lawyers representing the detainees have been arguing that the government maintains too much control over the information, hindering their constitutional rights. Making a reference to the fact that the US government's monopoly of information would continue despite the recent appeal court ruling, Well Dixon, another lawyer for detainees said, "Once again we are left to rely on the government to produce all of the information that it says exists."
Source: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=17034§ionid=3510203
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