2	8	GENEVA	GENEVA	NNP
8	9	,	,	,
10	13	Jan	Jan	NNP
14	16	18	18	CD
17	18	(	(	(
18	21	AFP	AFP	NNP
21	22	)	)	)
23	25	–	--	:
26	27	A	a	DT
28	34	report	report	NN
35	37	by	by	IN
38	47	delegates	delegate	NNS
48	52	from	from	IN
53	56	the	the	DT
57	70	International	International	NNP
71	80	Committee	Committee	NNP
81	83	of	of	IN
84	87	the	the	DT
88	91	Red	Red	NNP
92	97	Cross	Cross	NNP
98	99	(	(	(
99	103	ICRC	ICRC	NNP
103	104	)	)	)
104	105	,	,	,
106	115	currently	currently	RB
116	124	visiting	visit	VBG
125	134	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
135	139	from	from	IN
140	151	Afghanistan	Afghanistan	NNP
152	156	held	hold	VBD
157	159	at	at	IN
160	161	a	a	DT
162	164	US	US	NNP
165	169	base	base	NN
170	172	in	in	IN
173	177	Cuba	Cuba	NNP
177	178	,	,	,
179	183	will	will	MD
184	190	remain	remain	VB
191	203	confidential	confidential	JJ
203	204	,	,	,
205	207	an	an	DT
208	212	ICRC	ICRC	NNP
213	222	spokesman	spokesman	NN
223	227	said	say	VBD
228	230	on	on	IN
231	237	Friday	Friday	NNP
238	239	[	[	(
239	241	18	18	CD
242	249	January	January	NNP
249	250	]	]	)
250	251	.	.	.

258	263	Darcy	Darcy	NNP
264	272	Christen	Christen	NNP
273	277	also	also	RB
278	282	said	say	VBD
283	287	that	that	IN
288	293	among	among	IN
294	297	the	the	DT
298	307	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
308	319	transferred	transfer	VBN
320	322	to	to	TO
323	326	the	the	DT
327	329	US	US	NNP
330	334	navy	navy	NN
335	339	base	base	NN
340	342	at	at	IN
343	353	Guantanamo	Guantanamo	NNP
354	357	Bay	Bay	NNP
357	358	,	,	,
359	363	Cuba	Cuba	NNP
363	364	,	,	,
365	369	were	be	VBD
370	375	three	three	CD
376	383	British	british	JJ
384	392	citizens	citizen	NNS
393	396	and	and	CC
397	405	possibly	possibly	RB
406	410	some	some	DT
411	417	French	french	JJ
418	426	speakers	speaker	NNS
426	427	.	.	.

434	441	However	however	RB
441	442	,	,	,
443	446	the	the	DT
447	459	Geneva-based	geneva-based	JJ
460	464	ICRC	ICRC	NNP
465	468	did	do	VBD
469	472	not	not	RB
473	477	know	know	VB
478	481	the	the	DT
482	488	number	number	NN
489	492	nor	nor	CC
493	496	the	the	DT
497	508	nationality	nationality	NN
508	509	,	,	,
510	512	he	he	PRP
513	517	said	say	VBD
518	527	following	follow	VBG
528	529	a	a	DT
530	537	comment	comment	NN
538	540	on	on	IN
541	549	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
550	554	that	that	IN
555	560	there	there	EX
561	566	could	could	MD
567	571	have	have	VB
572	576	been	be	VBN
577	583	French	french	JJ
584	593	nationals	national	NNS
594	599	among	among	IN
600	604	them	them	PRP
604	605	.	.	.

612	616	ICRC	ICRC	NNP
617	623	envoys	envoy	NNS
624	627	are	be	VBP
628	638	discussing	discuss	VBG
639	643	with	with	IN
644	646	US	US	NNP
647	656	officials	official	NNS
657	664	whether	whether	IN
665	667	to	to	TO
668	675	release	release	VB
676	679	the	the	DT
680	686	number	number	NN
687	689	of	of	IN
690	699	detainees	detainee	NNS
700	703	and	and	CC
704	709	their	their	PRP$
710	723	nationalities	nationality	NNS
723	724	,	,	,
725	729	said	say	VBD
730	738	Christen	Christen	NNP
738	739	.	.	.

746	749	The	the	DT
750	758	findings	finding	NNS
759	763	from	from	IN
764	767	the	the	DT
768	773	visit	visit	NN
773	774	,	,	,
775	780	which	which	WDT
781	784	got	get	VBD
785	790	under	under	IN
791	794	way	way	NN
795	797	on	on	IN
798	804	Friday	Friday	NNP
805	808	and	and	CC
809	811	is	be	VBZ
812	820	expected	expect	VBN
821	823	to	to	TO
824	828	last	last	VB
829	831	at	at	IN
832	837	least	least	JJS
838	841	one	one	CD
842	846	week	week	NN
846	847	,	,	,
848	852	will	will	MD
853	855	be	be	VB
856	865	presented	present	VBN
866	874	directly	directly	RB
875	877	to	to	TO
878	880	US	US	NNP
881	892	authorities	authority	NNS
892	893	,	,	,
894	902	Christen	Christen	NNP
903	907	told	tell	VBD
908	917	reporters	reporter	NNS
917	918	.	.	.

925	926	“	``	``
926	941	Confidentiality	Confidentiality	NNP
942	946	will	will	MD
947	949	be	be	VB
950	959	respected	respect	VBN
960	962	in	in	IN
963	967	this	this	DT
968	972	case	case	NN
972	973	.	.	.

974	976	As	as	RB
977	981	long	long	RB
982	984	as	as	IN
985	989	this	this	DT
990	1005	confidentiality	confidentiality	NN
1006	1010	will	will	MD
1011	1016	allow	allow	VB
1017	1019	us	us	PRP
1020	1022	to	to	TO
1023	1026	get	get	VB
1027	1034	results	result	NNS
1035	1037	in	in	IN
1038	1041	the	the	DT
1042	1054	humanitarian	humanitarian	JJ
1055	1061	sphere	sphere	NN
1062	1064	we	we	PRP
1065	1069	will	will	MD
1070	1074	keep	keep	VB
1075	1077	to	to	TO
1078	1080	it	it	PRP
1080	1081	,	,	,
1081	1082	”	''	''
1083	1085	he	he	PRP
1086	1090	said	say	VBD
1090	1091	,	,	,
1092	1098	adding	add	VBG
1099	1101	it	it	PRP
1102	1107	would	would	MD
1108	1110	be	be	VB
1111	1114	the	the	DT
1115	1120	first	first	JJ
1121	1123	of	of	IN
1124	1125	a	a	DT
1126	1132	series	series	NN
1133	1135	of	of	IN
1136	1142	visits	visit	NNS
1142	1143	.	.	.

1150	1153	The	the	DT
1154	1165	four-member	four-member	JJ
1166	1170	team	team	NN
1170	1171	,	,	,
1172	1177	which	which	WDT
1178	1186	includes	include	VBZ
1187	1188	a	a	DT
1189	1195	doctor	doctor	NN
1195	1196	,	,	,
1197	1201	will	will	MD
1202	1209	inspect	inspect	VB
1210	1220	conditions	condition	NNS
1221	1224	and	and	CC
1225	1234	treatment	treatment	NN
1235	1237	of	of	IN
1238	1241	the	the	DT
1242	1252	increasing	increase	VBG
1253	1259	number	number	NN
1260	1262	of	of	IN
1263	1270	Taliban	Taliban	NNP
1271	1274	and	and	CC
1275	1284	al-Qa’ida	al-qa'ida	NN
1285	1294	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
1295	1303	arriving	arrive	VBG
1304	1306	at	at	IN
1307	1310	the	the	DT
1311	1315	base	base	NN
1316	1320	from	from	IN
1321	1332	Afghanistan	Afghanistan	NNP
1332	1333	.	.	.

1340	1343	The	the	DT
1344	1348	ICRC	ICRC	NNP
1349	1354	plans	plan	NNS
1355	1361	follow	follow	VBP
1362	1364	up	up	RP
1365	1367	on	on	IN
1368	1377	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
1378	1380	if	if	IN
1381	1385	they	they	PRP
1386	1389	are	be	VBP
1390	1401	transferred	transfer	VBN
1402	1407	again	again	RB
1408	1413	later	later	RB
1413	1414	,	,	,
1415	1418	and	and	CC
1419	1422	try	try	VB
1423	1425	to	to	TO
1426	1430	gain	gain	VB
1431	1437	access	access	NN
1438	1440	to	to	TO
1441	1444	new	new	JJ
1445	1453	arrivals	arrival	NNS
1454	1456	in	in	IN
1457	1463	coming	come	VBG
1464	1468	days	day	NNS
1468	1469	.	.	.

1476	1477	“	``	``
1477	1479	It	it	PRP
1480	1482	is	be	VBZ
1483	1492	important	important	JJ
1493	1495	to	to	TO
1496	1498	be	be	VB
1499	1503	able	able	JJ
1504	1506	to	to	TO
1507	1513	repeat	repeat	VB
1514	1519	these	these	DT
1520	1526	visits	visit	NNS
1526	1527	,	,	,
1527	1528	”	''	''
1529	1531	he	he	PRP
1532	1536	said	say	VBD
1536	1537	.	.	.

1544	1547	The	the	DT
1548	1554	number	number	NN
1555	1557	of	of	IN
1558	1567	detainees	detainee	NNS
1568	1573	being	be	VBG
1574	1578	held	hold	VBN
1579	1581	at	at	IN
1582	1585	the	the	DT
1586	1594	isolated	isolate	VBN
1595	1597	US	US	NNP
1598	1606	military	military	JJ
1607	1614	outpost	outpost	NN
1615	1617	on	on	IN
1618	1622	Cuba	Cuba	NNP
1622	1624	’s	's	POS
1625	1637	southwestern	southwestern	JJ
1638	1643	coast	coast	NN
1644	1648	rose	rise	VBD
1649	1651	on	on	IN
1652	1660	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
1661	1663	to	to	TO
1664	1667	110	110	CD
1668	1673	after	after	IN
1674	1677	the	the	DT
1678	1685	arrival	arrival	NN
1686	1688	of	of	IN
1689	1696	another	another	DT
1697	1699	30	30	CD
1700	1709	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
1710	1714	from	from	IN
1715	1726	Afghanistan	Afghanistan	NNP
1726	1727	.	.	.

1734	1737	The	the	DT
1738	1740	US	US	NNP
1741	1744	has	have	VBZ
1745	1751	caused	cause	VBN
1752	1763	controversy	controversy	NN
1764	1766	by	by	IN
1767	1774	stating	state	VBG
1775	1778	the	the	DT
1779	1788	detainees	detainee	NNS
1789	1792	are	be	VBP
1793	1794	“	``	``
1794	1802	unlawful	unlawful	JJ
1803	1813	combatants	combatant	NNS
1813	1814	”	''	''
1815	1818	and	and	CC
1819	1823	have	have	VBP
1824	1826	no	no	DT
1827	1833	rights	right	NNS
1834	1839	under	under	IN
1840	1843	the	the	DT
1844	1850	Geneva	Geneva	NNP
1851	1861	Convention	Convention	NNP
1861	1862	.	.	.

1869	1872	The	the	DT
1873	1877	ICRC	ICRC	NNP
1878	1887	considers	consider	NNS
1887	1888	,	,	,
1889	1896	however	however	RB
1896	1897	,	,	,
1898	1902	that	that	IN
1903	1907	they	they	PRP
1908	1911	are	be	VBP
1912	1921	prisoners	prisoner	NNS
1922	1924	of	of	IN
1925	1928	war	war	NN
1929	1938	protected	protect	VBN
1939	1941	by	by	IN
1942	1945	the	the	DT
1946	1951	Third	Third	NNP
1952	1958	Geneva	Geneva	NNP
1959	1969	Convention	Convention	NNP
1970	1972	of	of	IN
1973	1977	1949	1949	CD
1977	1978	.	.	.

1985	1993	Christen	Christen	NNP
1994	1998	said	say	VBD
1999	2000	“	``	``
2000	2009	detainees	detainee	NNS
2010	2014	from	from	IN
2015	2018	the	the	DT
2019	2025	battle	battle	NN
2026	2031	field	field	NN
2031	2032	”	''	''
2033	2036	did	do	VBD
2037	2040	not	not	RB
2041	2046	exist	exist	VB
2047	2049	as	as	IN
2050	2051	a	a	DT
2052	2060	category	category	NN
2061	2066	under	under	IN
2067	2079	humanitarian	humanitarian	JJ
2080	2083	law	law	NN
2083	2084	,	,	,
2085	2091	adding	add	VBG
2092	2096	that	that	IN
2097	2099	in	in	IN
2100	2102	an	an	DT
2103	2116	international	international	JJ
2117	2122	armed	arm	VBN
2123	2131	conflict	conflict	NN
2132	2138	anyone	anyone	NN
2139	2147	captured	capture	VBN
2148	2150	on	on	IN
2151	2154	the	the	DT
2155	2166	battlefield	battlefield	NN
2167	2170	was	be	VBD
2171	2179	presumed	presume	VBN
2180	2181	a	a	DT
2182	2190	prisoner	prisoner	NN
2191	2193	of	of	IN
2194	2197	war	war	NN
2197	2198	.	.	.

2205	2206	“	``	``
2206	2208	If	if	IN
2209	2210	a	a	DT
2211	2216	doubt	doubt	NN
2217	2223	exists	exist	VBZ
2224	2226	as	as	IN
2227	2229	to	to	TO
2230	2233	the	the	DT
2234	2240	status	status	NN
2241	2243	of	of	IN
2244	2245	a	a	DT
2246	2252	person	person	NN
2252	2253	,	,	,
2254	2258	this	this	DT
2259	2264	doubt	doubt	NN
2265	2269	must	must	MD
2270	2272	be	be	VB
2273	2280	decided	decide	VBN
2281	2283	by	by	IN
2284	2285	a	a	DT
2286	2294	tribunal	tribunal	JJ
2295	2301	acting	act	VBG
2302	2304	on	on	IN
2305	2308	the	the	DT
2309	2314	basis	basis	NN
2315	2317	of	of	IN
2318	2326	judicial	judicial	JJ
2327	2337	guarantees	guarantee	NNS
2337	2338	,	,	,
2338	2339	”	''	''
2340	2342	he	he	PRP
2343	2348	added	add	VBD
2348	2349	.	.	.

2356	2361	Asked	ask	VBN
2362	2367	about	about	IN
2368	2375	special	special	JJ
2376	2382	courts	court	NNS
2383	2385	to	to	TO
2386	2388	be	be	VB
2389	2392	set	set	VBN
2393	2395	up	up	RP
2396	2398	by	by	IN
2399	2402	the	the	DT
2403	2407	Bush	Bush	NNP
2408	2422	administration	administration	NN
2423	2425	to	to	TO
2426	2429	try	try	VB
2430	2433	the	the	DT
2434	2442	al-Qaeda	al-qaeda	NN
2443	2452	detainees	detainee	NNS
2452	2453	,	,	,
2454	2462	Christen	Christen	NNP
2463	2470	pointed	point	VBD
2471	2474	out	out	RP
2475	2478	the	the	DT
2479	2485	courts	court	NNS
2486	2490	were	be	VBD
2491	2494	not	not	RB
2495	2498	yet	yet	RB
2499	2508	operating	operate	VBG
2509	2512	and	and	CC
2513	2518	their	their	PRP$
2519	2529	procedures	procedure	NNS
2530	2534	were	be	VBD
2535	2540	still	still	RB
2541	2548	unknown	unknown	JJ
2548	2549	.	.	.

2556	2557	“	``	``
2557	2560	For	for	IN
2561	2563	us	us	PRP
2564	2569	there	there	EX
2570	2576	cannot	cannot	MD
2577	2579	be	be	VB
2580	2587	special	special	JJ
2588	2594	courts	court	NNS
2594	2595	.	.	.

2596	2598	We	we	PRP
2599	2603	want	want	VBP
2604	2606	to	to	TO
2607	2612	avoid	avoid	VB
2613	2624	expeditious	expeditious	JJ
2625	2632	justice	justice	NN
2632	2633	,	,	,
2633	2634	”	''	''
2635	2637	he	he	PRP
2638	2642	said	say	VBD
2642	2643	.	.	.