Moves to clear Guantánamo gathering pace (more prisoners to be freed)

UK Telegraph ^ | JUne 5, 2014 | AFP

[Innovative]

Moves to free detainees from the US military prison in Guantánamo Bay are gathering pace as the administration works to close the notorious jail, a top US official has said.

"There are a significant number of transfers in the pipeline at various stages and I think you're going to be seeing substantial progress this year," the senior administration official said.

Of the 149 prisoners still remaining in the jail in southern Cuba since the weekend releases, 78 have been approved to be freed without charge. The group, which includes 58 Yemenis and four Afghans, are awaiting transfer out of the jail.

US administration officials are actively working to find countries which will take them, as many cannot be sent home because of fears to US security or because they face persecution at home.

[Innovative]

Just remember that there were assessments BEFORE these TERRORISTS were sent to Gitmo in the first place and only the worst and most dangerous of all were sent there and now Obama is letting them go...

[Pollster1]

Now that Obama has set the precedent that he can ignore the law and release mass murdering terrorists with impunity, he has more flexibility to free the rest of his heroes.

[P-Marlowe]

Now that we’ve traded five of the worst of the worst for one of the worst of the worst, letting everyone else go free is just icing on the cake.

Let them loose in Chicago. No one will notice.

[silverleaf]

LOL! No other country wants to take these losers
Because they are murdering or wannabe murdering psychos.
well played obama.
searching for another govt whose principles can be rented with US taxpayer dollars. Like Qatar

Like my plumber once said, if money can solve it, it ain’t a problem

[silverleaf]

good idea! Tag and release into Chiraq, tell the gangbangers they are Duck Dynasty with a bounty on their heads

[E. Pluribus Unum]

So when these guys start killing Americans, will it still be Bush's fault?

[onedoug]

Congress seems complicit in this by doing nothing.

..Which is their usual schtick.

[ecomcon]

Yes.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yeah but when they kill again it will be all THIS guys fault because he read a book to school kids.....

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I read even the Afghanis can’t believe what this putz did.

[Ray76]

Bush was fool.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them OR ADHERES TO THEIR ENEMIES, GIVING THEM AID AND COMFORT within the United States or elsewhere, IS GUILTY OF TREASON and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

[freeangel]

Then let’s have them reside in the wh with their most beneficent benefactor.

[onedoug]

Would we could send 0bama to gitmo.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

http://therightscoop.com/report-obama-ignored-chances-to-rescue-bergdahl-because-he-wanted-a-terror-trade-to-help-close-down-gitmo/

[Tzimisce]

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.

US Constitution, Article 3, Section 3

[Georgia Girl 2]

“Let them loose in Chicago. No one will notice”

Good call. Let them loose in Chicago unarmed and they won’t last through the weekend.

[Cheerio]

Oh goodie - I cannot wait to see this huff and puff piece make excuses for his brash statement of yesterday. The GOP leadership has stated IMPEACHMENT is not an option with the first REAL black President.

Lindsey Graham: We might have to impeach Obama if he releases more Gitmo prisoners without Congress’s approval

[Cheerio]

Doesn’t apply to the King of the USA. /s

[TheZMan]

This is how he’s going to close Gitmo. We wouldn’t let him close it, but we’ll apparently let him clear it - at which point it’ll be easy to close.