The US 'wants to end Guantanamo'

US President George W Bush and Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer
Mr Bush was welcomed by Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer
US President George W Bush has outlined his position on the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, which he says he "would like to end".
Mr Bush pledged to send many detainees back to their home countries, but said he wanted to put some on trial because they were "cold-blooded killers".

The comments came after talks with EU leaders at a one-day summit in Vienna. Leaders also discussed trade, global energy security, climate change, Iraq and the Iranian nuclear crisis.
Mr Bush said he understood European concerns over the US detention camp in Cuba. "I'd like to end Guantanamo. I'd like it to be over with," he said. But he added that there were some detainees "who need to be tried in US courts".

"They will murder somebody if they are let out on the street."

At present only 10 inmates face trial by military tribunal, our correspondent says. The US Supreme Court is to rule by the end of this month on the legality of the tribunals.

Wednesday, 21 June 2006, BBC Online