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Captain Obvious
06-05-2016, 08:35 PM
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3626104/Obama-administration-rushing-shrink-ranks-Guantanamo.html




President Obama promised to close notorious terrorist suspect holding camp Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as a campaign promise
Congress opposes any closing or moving of the remaining 80 prisoners
White House said the camp is too expensive to maintain as a prison
Only 80 detainees remain and 30 have been cleared to be moved to other countries for possible prosecution
Five detainees are charged with helping to plot the September 11 attacks
Of the prisoners remaining, only three have been tried and convicted
Those who aren't cleared to leave are considered 'law of war detainees' and may be held indefinitely without trial
At its peak, 680 people were held at the prison camp

Tahuyaman
06-05-2016, 10:31 PM
He's running out of time to follow through on that promise he was going to fulfill immediately upon his inauguration in 2009.

Remember the Obameter? That kind of fell off into the "never mind" catagory.

waltky
07-06-2016, 05:53 AM
Search under way in Uruguay ...
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Mystery surrounds whereabouts of former Gitmo detainee in South America
July 05, 2016 A South American airline issued a memo to its employees Monday to be on the lookout for a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was resettled in Uruguay after being freed by the U.S. and has since vanished.


Danilo Alves, a spokesman for Colombia-based Avianca Airlines in Sao Paulo, told The Associated Press that the alert was issued internally to employees, but declined to give any more details. The alert about Syrian native Abu Wa’el Dhiab adds to a growing mystery about his whereabouts. The Uruguayan authorities have insisted for weeks that he’s visiting neighboring Brazil and that as a refugee he is entitled to leave Uruguay. However, Brazilian authorities have said there is no record of Dhiab entering the country. The Argentine web news portal Infobae published the alert, which warns employees that Dhiab may be using a fake passport. The image of the alert posted by Infobae said the information came from Brazil’s anti-terrorism police.

She said Dhiab had told friends in Uruguay's capital that he planned to keep to himself while spending the about-to-end Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Uruguay-Brazil border region, where there is a Muslim community and mosques. "He has a valid identity card, issued by the Uruguayan government, that allows him to go to other countries. He is not a fugitive from justice," Herrera told the AP over the weekend. Dhiab is one of six former Guantanamo detainees resettled in Uruguay in late 2014. Former Uruguay President Jose Mujica invited them as a humanitarian gesture, but for several of the men, their time in the country has been loaded with problems. They initially complained the government wasn't helping them enough and they also refused to get jobs, drawing criticism from Uruguayans.


http://a57.foxnews.com/media2.foxnews.com/BrightCove/694940094001/2016/06/18/876/493/694940094001_4952058223001_061816-ff-guantanamo-1280.jpg?ve=1&tl=1

Dhiab, who suffers several health problems related to hunger strikes he undertook while held at the U.S. military's Guantanamo base on Cuba, has been particularly vocal about his unhappiness in Uruguay. Several weeks ago, Uruguayan media began reporting that he had left the country. Government officials said he had traveled to Brazil and insisted he had a right to do so. They said he had not broken any law and was not being sought.

However, last week the U.S. Embassy in Uruguay said American authorities were "collaborating" with Brazilian and Uruguayan authorities to locate Dhiab. According to the Brazilian news outlet Plus55.com, he hasn’t been seen since June 6. Dhiab had been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002 for suspected ties to Al Qaeda. He spent 12 years at Guantanamo without being charged after his capture in Pakistan. Guantanamo still holds 80 prisoners.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/07/05/mystery-surrounds-whereabouts-former-gitmo-detainee-in-south-america.html

waltky
11-15-2016, 05:38 PM
Granny says, "Dat's right - lock alla jihadis up an' throw away the key... Never mind closing Guantanamo, Trump might make it bigger Nov 15,`16 -- Never mind closing Guantanamo. It might be getting bigger.
President Barack Obama is running out of time to fulfill his longstanding promise to shutter the prison at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sixty inmates remain in the facility and only a third are cleared for release. If Obama can't close it, his successor likely won't. Donald Trump has not only pledged to keep Guantanamo open, in April he said that "we're gonna load it up with some bad dudes, believe me. We're gonna load it up." He told The Miami Herald in an interview that month that he would support trying U.S. citizens accused of terrorism at the base, though that would require Congress to change federal law and would likely face constitutional challenges. Opened in 2002 as a makeshift camp to hold men captured in the early fight against al-Qaida, Guantanamo has become a symbol of the strong-handed U.S. response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Its advocates say it keeps dangerous terrorists locked up. Opponents say it violates basic human rights, with prisoners held indefinitely without charges. Obama has said it feeds anti-U.S. sentiment worldwide and that the prisoners could be held for less money at facilities in the United States.
http://hosted.ap.org/photos/D/d719e7a36faa48769165c6dcf9b67f14_0-big.jpg U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Fears that Donald Trump will make good on his pledge to bring more prisoners to the U.S. base in Cuba have human rights groups making a final push for President Obama to close the detention center before he leaves office. But the odds are against that with 60 prisoners left, only a third currently cleared for release. Rights groups are determined to make one last push for Obama to close Guantanamo. "He knows what's at stake and he knows he can't leave the door to Guantanamo open for Donald Trump," said Naureen Shah, director of the security and human rights program at Amnesty International. It would take a bold and unlikely act of defiance, one that would face legal and political challenges, by Obama to shutter the prison before leaving office. The Obama administration has repatriated or resettled nearly 180 Guantanamo prisoners. But he can't close the detention center because Congress has blocked it, most crucially with a ban on transferring men to facilities in the United States. An interagency security review has cleared 20 of the 60 remaining prisoners for transfer. An administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss information that has not yet been made public, said officials expect to complete a "substantial number" of those transfers before Obama leaves office on Jan. 20. "It is true that I have not been able to close the darn thing because of the congressional restrictions that have been placed on us," Obama said at a news conference Monday. "What is also true is we have greatly reduced the population. You now have significantly less than 100 people there. There are some additional transfers that may be taking place over next the two months." MORE (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRUMP_GUANTANAMO_FUTURE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-11-15-14-11-49)

Tahuyaman
11-15-2016, 10:38 PM
Now Obama's failure to live up to his campaign promises are all Trump's fault.