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US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that foreign terrorism prisoners held in US Navy base in Guantanamo, Cuba, can challenge their detention in US civilian courts.

In response, the White House said that President George W. Bush, who is currently in his visit to Europe, has expressed strong disagreement with the Supreme Court ruling for not keeping American people safe, but he said he would abide by the decision.

In this image reviewed by the U.S. Military, two soldiers talk at dawn at the entrance to a hangar at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba June 6, 2008. U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that foreign terrorism prisoners held in U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo, Cuba, can challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts.

In this image reviewed by the US Military, two soldiers talk at dawn at the entrance to a hangar at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba June 6, 2008. US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that foreign terrorism prisoners held in US Navy base in Guantanamo, Cuba, can challenge their detention in US civilian courts. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) 

"It was a deeply divided court, and I strongly agree with those who dissented," Bush said in Rome, "And that dissent was based upon their serious concerns about US national security."

He also said that his administration would study the ruling to determine whether or not additional legislation might be appropriate "so we can safely say to the American people," according to the White House.

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