UK law adviser: Gitmo should close (AP/CNN) {UK Attorney General}

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Wednesday, May 10, 2006; Posted: 4:23 p.m. EDT (20:23 GMT)

LONDON, England (AP) -- The U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay discredits the American tradition as a beacon of freedom and justice and should close, Britain's attorney general said Wednesday.

Attorney General Lord Goldsmith called the Guantanamo camp's existence "unacceptable," the strongest condemnation of the prison by a British government official.

"The existence of Guantanamo Bay remains unacceptable," he said in a speech. "It is time in my view that it should close. ... The historic tradition of the United States as a beacon of freedom, of liberty and of justice deserves the removal of this symbol."

Goldsmith's criticism was far stronger than that of Prime Minister Tony Blair whenever he is asked about Guantanamo. Only 10 of the current 490 detainees at Guantanamo have been charged with war crimes.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/10/britain.guantanamo.ap/index.html

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