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10 June Pentagon rules for the tribunals permit death sentences to be passed and the construction of a death chamber at the camp is among options being considered. But defence officials stress that everything remains on the drawing board until orders are issued by the president. "We have a number of plans that we work for short-term and long-term strategies but that's all they are - plans," camp commander Major-General Geoffrey Miller told the Associated Press news agency. 'Getting ready' Renovation work such as rewiring has begun on a number of buildings which could later be designated as courts for the tribunals. General Miller told AP there are also plans to build a permanent prison block for those convicted and sentenced and an execution chamber should any be sentenced to death. "We're getting ready so we won't be starting from scratch," he said. The detainees held at Camp Delta on the isolated US base include about 680 people captured during the war against the Taleban in Afghanistan, launched by the US after the 11 September 2001 attacks. No charges All have been classified as "enemy combatants" and as such are not entitled to legal representation or a civil trial. None have yet been charged though cases are being prepared against 10 or more detainees.
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