Pentagon names 558 Guantanamo prisoners

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The U.S. government released the most extensive list yet of the hundreds of detainees who have been held at the Guantanamo Bay prison - nearly all labeled enemy combatants, but only a handful of whom have faced formal charges.

In all, 558 people were named in the list provided by the Pentagon on Wednesday in response to a Freedom of Information lawsuit by The Associated Press. They were among the first swept up in the U.S. global war on terrorism for suspected links to al-Qaida or the Taliban.

The list is the first official roster of Guantanamo detainees who passed through the Combatant Status Review Tribunal process in 2004 and 2005 to determine whether they should be deemed "enemy combatants." Those named are from Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and 39 other countries. Many have been held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years.

The Associated Press (http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/04/20/ap2683083.html)

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Many have been held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years.

the worlds greatest democracy in action

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Even with the latest release, the Pentagon has not provided a full list of all the more than 750 prisoners that the military says have passed through Guantanamo. Vician said he had no information on the roughly 200 people whose names did not appear on Wednesday's list.

The U.S. government had previously declined to release any list of names except the 10 who have been formally charged.

Guantanamo Bay detention center now holds about 490 detainees.

A prosecution rate of 0.013%. American justice in action.

[Scumbag]

If all they are is enemy combatants, shouldnt they have been released after the Afghan war was declared over ?

[Mr Bigglesworth]

I wonder if they follow the trend of having a large percentage of the population being black like they do on the mainland.