Has Guantanamo Bay Been Holding the Wrong Men?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2008
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
The US Supreme Court says prisoners at Guantánamo Bay can challenge their detentions in court. Has the prison for terrorists been holding the wrong men? Also, Israel is silent as Hamas announces that a truce is imminent, and McCain and Obama on oil and the environment.
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| 0:00.0 | From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.8 | Have the wrong men been held at Guantanamo Bay? |
| 0:14.5 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:18.4 | A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:21.1 | The Bush administration calls prisoners at Guantanamo Bay the worst of the worst. |
| 0:25.2 | One of its own top officials says at least a third never belonged there. |
| 0:29.1 | The U.S. Supreme Court says they have a right to challenge their detention, but dissenting Justice Scalia warns that could lead to Americans being killed. |
| 0:36.9 | On to the point, out of 770 Guantanamo detainees, almost 500 have been released, 60 more have been cleared. |
| 0:43.7 | Do they pose a danger? |
| 0:45.2 | We'll hear about the most extensive investigation so far into who they are and how they got to Guantanamo Bay. |
| 0:51.4 | On reporter's notebook later on, McCain and Obama on drilling for oil. |
| 0:55.6 | First, here's the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from |
| 1:01.7 | the Public Radio International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John |
| 1:07.1 | D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. |
| 1:11.6 | The U.S. Supreme Court says prisoners at Guantanamo Bay can challenge their detentions in court, |
| 1:16.7 | but has the prison for terrorists been holding the wrong men? |
| 1:20.2 | On To the Point, we'll hear who they are, how they got there, and how dangerous they might be. |
| 1:24.8 | On reporter's notebook, McCain and Obama have similar goals for energy and the environment, but drastically different ways to get there. |
| 1:32.2 | First is news update. Hamas said early today that a peace treaty with Israel would be announced, barring any unforeseen developments. |
| 1:40.7 | Three Israeli airstrikes then killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including high officials of the militant army of Islam. |
| 1:48.0 | Isabel Kirshner is based in Jerusalem for the New York Times. |
| 1:51.0 | Ms. Kirsner, good to have you with us. |
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