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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth in a major blow to the Bush administration's strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.
In the first case of its kind, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon said the government's evidence linking the five Algerians to al-Qaida was not credible as it came from a single, unidentified source. Therefore, he said, the five could not be held indefinitely as enemy combatants, and should be released immediately.
Ok, well, mistakes are made, I'm sure we haven't held them that long, lets just get them out as soon as possible:
Leon also urged senior Justice Department leaders ... not to appeal his ruling.
Leon said the five Algerians already have been improperly held for seven years and deserve to go home. He said an appeal could delay their release for up to another two years.
The Justice Department said later Thursday it had not decided whether it would.
Oh shi...
