Report says decision is coming on Guantanamo's future -- or is it?

When the Supreme Court decided that the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay must be given access to federal courts, it in effect raised this question: What happens to the prison that has been used to hold captives in the campaign against terrorism?

President Bush is close to answering that question -- by deciding whether to close the prison, according to ABC News.

The network reported Wednesday evening that "high-level discussions among top advisors have escalated in the past week," and the focus is on what the court's decision will mean for the prison's future.

It said Bush may reach a decision before he leaves the country Saturday for the Group of Eight summit in Japan, although the decision may not be announced until later.

But wait a minute: In a competing report, FOXNews.com -- getting the word directly from Bush in an interview today -- says the president reported that no decision is "imminent."

-- James Gerstenzang

Photo: Brennan Linsley /Associated Press

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Comments

[Michael]

I think that any article mentioning the possibility of Gitmo closing should include a reiteration of Mitt Romney's stance (during his campaign) that we should be building more Gitmos. The press seemed to give him a pass on that position at the time. The public, as well as Mitt, as well as any current or future candidate should be reminded that that was a poor position to take. Also, in any article on Guantanamo, the public should be informed that our presence on the island is contested by the sovereign nation of Cuba, and is illegal under international law. Please remind the public we have an illegal unwanted garrison within the borders of a sovereign nation. It is the press' lack of inclusion of these simple facts, that result in conflict with other nations, and the American electorate being clueless as to why.