 This does not imply that he will actually be released; many other detainees that have been "cleared for release" have little prospect of ever obtaining their freedom.Originally the Bush Presidency asserted that captives apprehended in the ""war on terror"" were not covered by the Geneva Conventions, and could be held indefinitely, without charge, and without an open and transparent review of the justifications for their detention.In 2004, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in Rasul v. Bush, that Guantanamo captives were entitled to being informed of the allegations justifying their detention, and were entitled to try to refute them.