Rasul vs. Bush
Facts:
1. The ruling was 6-3 in favor of Rasul
2. The ruling was set down on June 28, 2004.
3. Was a landmark decision establishing that the U.S. court system has the authority to decide whether foreign nationals held in Guantanamo Bay were wrongfully imprisoned.
4. Guantanamo Bay is a U.S. prison system in Cuba.
5. Shafiq Rasul was released before the decision was handed down.
6. Four British and Australian men were captured in Afghanistan or Pakistan by the American military and transported to Guantanamo Bay.
Questions:
1. How do other countries deal with POW's that they capture?
2. How long were the men imprisoned for before the trial and ruling happened?
3. What could have been done to make sure this didn't happen, or doesn't happen in the future?
4. Does this still happen today?
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