Where Mr. Obama's order on terrorism detentions falls short

Where Mr. Obama's order on terrorism detentions falls short: "ALL DETAINEES at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have the right to challenge their detentions in a U.S. court, thanks to a 2008 Supreme Court ruling. But no legal framework exists to challenge prolonged detentions after a federal court has weighed in once, leading to the possibility that a suspect could be handed a de facto life sentence without benefit of trial or further review.

The Post's Peter Finn and Anne E. Kornblut report that the Obama administration is preparing an executive order that would create intra-agency boards periodically to reassess the validity of prolonged detentions. Detainees would have the right to bring challenges and be entitled to representation. They would also be allowed access to some of the information against them."

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