"Ruling: U.S. may not hold them indefinitely as enemy combatants."

One thinks that there MUST be evidence, but maybe it's secret. The US wouldn't hold someone for 7 years for the pure hell of it. The judge thinks they could and have.

"In the first case of its kind, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon said the government's evidence linking the five Algerians to al-Qaida was not credible as it came from a single, unidentified source. Therefore, he said the five could not be held indefinitely as enemy combatants, and should be released immediately.

"To allow enemy combatancy to rest on so thin a reed would be inconsistent with the court's obligation," Leon told the crowded courtroom.

"Leon (the judge) said the five Algerians already have been improperly held for seven years, and deserve to go home. An appeal could delay their release for up to another two years, he said."

Arf