55 Guantanamo Detainees To Be Transferred

The second round of annual administrative review boards has been completed by the Department of Defense and will result in the transfer of 55 detainees from Guantanamo Bay. That leaves 273 detainees at the facility. Each of these are considered to be enemy combatants and threats to the safety of the United States and its allies. The State Department contends that Guantanamo Bay is the best place to keep these dangerous persons. While there have been calls for the facility to close, the US might have a point in that there has been no plan presented for what to do with the detainees. If the international community can come up with something, maybe Guantanamo can finally be shut down.