http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4769604.stm
Click on 'Hear the interview'
Its about 10minutes long but the US response is somewhat interesting. What i found odd is that the general consensus (i believed) was that Guantanamo was a total violation of human rights and a stain on American freedoms, liberty and more importantly Justice, for all.
However whilst listening to the Jeremy Vine show on R2 the other day i heard people saying that they would prefer the camp stays open because at least then these people can be watched and kept under detention and even if they were innocent theres a strong likelyhood now that they will go off and become 'bad people' as a result of whats happened to them and the way the US has treated them..
In that interview the Secretary states that if they 'lay down their arms' (as in surrender) they will be freed....
So why in the hell havnt they all gone 'ok we give up. we promise not to fight anymore'
Tbh im not sure as to the legitimacy of Guantanamo or whether its serving a rightful purpose. I dont think we really know what goes on there and id prefer to believe that the US government knows something about these people that we dont and is justified in a roundabout way of detaining them. But then a part of me wonders whether im maybe putting too much faith in human logic and decency.