Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Thursday said congressional efforts to prohibit the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States for any purpose, including to stand trial, "would unwisely restrict" the government's ability to prosecute terrorism suspects.
At a news conference and in separate letters to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Mr. Holder said the ban — contained in a 2011 year-end spending bill approved by the House on Wednesday — would "undermine" his ability to prosecute cases, "thereby taking away one of our most potent weapons in the fight against terrorism." continue
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