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They were not, and still are not. However the idea that they were all being "punished and tortured" is mistaken. If by treat them "fairly" you mean give them POW status they would never be entitled to a trial. Would that be fair? Further, many (with a few exceptions) of those we captured and continue to hold hated us long before they ever got to GITMO. You do not always have the evidence in a clear cut manner as you assume. Further, prison for life is not a motivation for radical religious fanatics to speak. These are people who willingly blow themselves up for the cause, saying "prison for life" to them is not going to matter.
They were not, and still are not. However the idea that they were all being "punished and tortured" is mistaken.
If by treat them "fairly" you mean give them POW status they would never be entitled to a trial. Would that be fair? Further, many (with a few exceptions) of those we captured and continue to hold hated us long before they ever got to GITMO.
You do not always have the evidence in a clear cut manner as you assume. Further, prison for life is not a motivation for radical religious fanatics to speak. These are people who willingly blow themselves up for the cause, saying "prison for life" to them is not going to matter.
