11 prisoners cite bias against Muslims for detainment at Guantanamo Bay

Indeed, there are precedents that allow even lawful combatant POW's to held without charge or trial "until hostilities end." With that said, the Authorization for the Use of Military Force gives authority for the US to retain unlawful combatants "until the end of hostilities." Besides, the 41 remaining detainees are in fact "the worst of the worst." Al Qaeda, Taliban, true-blue bad guys who would just as soon slit your throat as look at you, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammad. They are all lucky to be alive. By Law of War and Geneva Convention, unlawful combatants are entitled to absolutely nothing and could have been legally shot dead on the battlefield. Gitmo is a small but essential piece to the big puzzle of how we win the Global War on Terror. Those detainees accused of war crimes should be tried as per the Uniform Code of Military Justice in accordance with the laws of war.