its a good thing that Bush didnt kidknapp YOU then you would know whatits like to be accused and not have the rights. he trested everyone like a terrorist just because they had the differnt religion. FaNapoli bush!
For once I will agree with Sal......does anyone know what a terrorist is? can anyone pick out an illegal alien? is everyone ready to 'show me your papers'?
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Senate rejects Gitmo plan Obama lacks support on prison closure BY DAVID ESPO The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — In a rare, bipartisan defeat for President Barack Obama, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to keep the prison at Guantanamo Bay open for the foreseeable future and forbid the transfer of any detainees to facilities in the United States. Democrats lined up with Republicans in the 90-6 vote that came on the heels of a similar move a week ago in the House, underscoring widespread apprehension among Obama’s congressional allies over voters’ strong feelings about bringing detainees to the U.S. from the prison in Cuba. The president readied a speech for today on the U.S. fight against terrorism at a time when liberals have chafed at some of his decisions. Obama has vowed to close the prison by January 2010, and the Senate’s vote was not the final word on the matter. It will be next month at the earliest before Congress completes work on the legislation, giving the White House time pursue a compromise that would allow the president to fulfill his pledge. But Obama’s maneuvering room was further constrained during the day when FBI Director Robert Mueller told a congressional panel that he had concerns about bringing Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons in the United States. Among the risks is “the potential for individuals under- taking attacks in the United States,” said Mueller, who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 and is serving a 10-year fixed term in office. Additionally, U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled this week that some prisoners — but not all — can be held indefinitely at Guantanamo without being charged, thus increasing the pressure on the administration to develop a plan for the men held there. After the Senate vote, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said, “The president understands that his most important job is to keep the American people safe and that he is not going to make any decision or any judgment that imperils the safety of the American people.” He added Obama has not yet decided where some of the detainees will be sent. A presidential commission is studying the issue. There was no suspense in the moments leading to the Senate vote, although Democrats maneuvered to take political credit for denying Obama funds he sought to close the prison. They hoped to negate weeks of Republican warnings about the danger involved. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, favors closing Guantanamo, and the legislation his panel originally sent to the floor provided money for that purpose once the administration submitted a plan for the shutdown. In changing course and seeking to delete the funds, he said, “The fact that the administration has not offered a workable plan at this point made that decision rather easy.” All six opponents of the proposal were Democrats, including Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Tom Harkin of Iowa, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Carl Levin of Michigan, and Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island. The administration asked for $80 million to close the facility. Obama promised repeatedly as a presidential candidate to shut down the prison, calling it a blot on the international image of the United States. ..............>>>>.............>>>>.................>>>>...........http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....amp;EntityId=Ar00101
Sorry folks, but I don't think this information should have be DE-CLASSIFIED, for the world to see.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
If the Obama administration is going to release one side of the argument then they also should release the other side or keep their mouths shut which is what they should have done.
Who knew? In a major speech focusing on Guantanamo Bay prison, President Barack Obama, who wants to close that facility, suggested that Gitmo has “likely created more terrorists around the world than it ever detained.” Interestingly, Mr. Obama offered nothing to back up this astounding revelation. With the benefit of hindsight, it now appears that it may have been a terrible mistake to detain captured Nazi soldiers during World War II. There is simply no way to estimate how many Nazis were created by allies’ POW camps. Could this have prolonged the war and cost “the greatest generation” countless additional lives? It is interesting to speculate what President Roosevelt and Gens. Eisenhower and Patton would think about all of this. We suspect they would be as amazed as we are. --Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House spokesman says the Obama administration hasn't decided whether or not to release Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States.
Spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama has made clear "we're not going to make any decision about transfer or release that threatens the security of this country."
Asked if that meant he was ruling out releasing any detainees in the United States, Gibbs said: "I'm not ruling it in or ruling it out."
A tentative plan to release some Guantanamo detainees in the United States drew fierce opposition from Republicans and many Democrats in Congress, forcing the Obama administration to shelve the plan to bring some Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs to Virginia. The Uighur detainees at Guantanamo were found not to be enemy combatants by the Pentagon, but few nations have been willing to accept them, out of fear of angering China.
This past week, four of the 17 Uighurs being held at Guantanamo were sent to Bermuda, and the Pacific islands nation of Palau said it would accept others.
Gibbs told reporters progress has been made this week in the administration's goal of closing the detention center in Cuba by early next year.
Seven detainees have been shipped out of Guantanamo so far this week.
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