skˈɑːlɚz æt ðə bɹˈʊkɪŋz ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən, lˈɛd baɪ bˈɛndʒəmɪn wˈɪts, lˈɪstᵻd ðə kˈæptɪvz stˈɪl hˈɛld ɪn ɡwɑːntˈænəmˌoʊ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə wˈɛðɚ ðɛɹ dɪtˈɛnʃən wʌz dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd baɪ sˈɜːʔn̩ kˈɑːmən ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz:
Scholars at the Brookings Institution, led by Benjamin Wittes, listed the captives still held in Guantanamo in December 2008, according to whether their detention was justified by certain common allegations: