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Originally Posted by ntluser
The problem for the government is that they have cause to suspect the "Guantanamo Four" but presumably not enough to secure a conviction.In that event their guilt is "not proven" but nor are they "not guilty".
They were obviously allowed to return to the UK after assurances being given to the USA by the British Government.
I'm with Graham on this. I suspect that they will be under surveillance for the rest of their lives and from today's papers it seems likely that their families will be too.
We can only hope that if they really are terrorists this surveillence willl reveal sufficient evidence for them to be tried and jailed.
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My view is we will never know the truth about these guys because the americans made a hash of it. I feel the government has let them go because of the uproar people are causing who are claiming they are innocent. I guess if I was in charge of the case and members of the public were complaining about them being held, the best thing to do is let them go and say "told you so" when they plant a bomb to kill loads of people.
The security services is totally different these days from the days of the cold war, during the cold war certain countries were against others. There is more of a definate split these days with countries sharing intelligence information as the two superpowers are not now at loggerheads.
The release of sensitive information in court cases would be a big concern, I have had to in my job drive to a location to be verbally told some information that seemed petty. When I later found out the bigger picture when the project became widespread, I could see how that information along with other bits of petty information from Tom, Dick and Harry could be very dangerous in the wrong hands and threat to life.
I am sure anyone with a forces background will back that up. (I am not ex-forces by the way)