Reply #114: I am surprised you haven't heard about them [View All]

The Supreme Court has repeatedly instructed the government to release them into the US immediately.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27068671

From last October


WASHINGTON - A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Tuesday to immediately free 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States, rebuking the government in a landmark decision that could set the stage for the release of dozens other prisoners in Cuba.

U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina in Washington said it would be wrong for the government to continue holding the detainees, known as Uighurs (WEE'-gurz), who have been jailed for nearly seven years, since they are no longer considered enemy combatants. Over the objections of government lawyers who called them a security risk, Urbina ordered their release by Friday.

"Because the Constitution prohibits indefinite detentions without cause, the continued detention is unlawful," Urbina said in a ruling that brought cheers and applause from a standing-room only courtroom filled with dozens of Uighurs and human rights activist





They have been well mentioned in the media, including a lengthy 60 Minute episode.

This background on their history, their innocence has been absolutely established.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uighurs