Obama Administration Swapping "Black" Detention Sites For Ships
Abu Anas al-Libi, who was captured over the weekend and is suspected of being involved in the 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies, is being held on the USS San Antonio
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Instead of sending suspected terrorists to Guantanamo Bay or secret CIA "black" sites for interrogation, the Obama administration is questioning terrorists for as long as it takes aboard U.S. naval vessels.
And it's doing it in a way that preserves the government's ability to ultimately prosecute the suspects in civilian courts.
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