Posted on 01/26/2015 6:10:25 PM PST by Whenifhow
The Obama administration says it is "in a war against al Qaeda." But at the same time, it is trying to release 54 more Gitmo detainees, 47 of them from Yemen, which is one of the "dark corners" where al Qaeda operates.
"We say we're in a war against al Qaeda," White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "We have just never said we have been in a war against terrorism, which is a tactic...We are, however, at war against al Qaeda, its manifestations in Yemen, its manifestations in South Asia, its manifestations in East Africa, North Africa."
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Until his resignation last month, Cliff Sloan was the Obama administration's special envoy in charge of closing Gitmo.
On Sunday, Sloan told ABC's "This Week" that 54 Gitmo detainees are currently approved for transfer. "Of the 54 who are approved for transfer, 47 of them are from Yemen," Sloan said. "They need to be resettled to other countries; we've been doing that -- recently resettled 12 Yemenis in other countries."
Sloan said "no," the "resettled" prisoners are "not going back to Yemen. They're going to go to other countries. And there's been very strong support from a wide range of groups and individuals, including the pope in the last week came out with a very strong statement, calling on countries to accept these individuals for resettlement as a humanitarian gesture."
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Not despite.
Maybe he wants to gain favor with the new govt there.
Hope and change....
Shoot all 47 of these mooselimb scumbags in the head, capture a few hundred more, repeat indefinitely.
The 47 will probably gain control of Yemen.
Every terrorist attack, every single one, belongs to the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party is a cancer on The United States Of America.
Over the fence if you will. The news cycles can be held for a day or two dealing with the "Jumpin' Yeminis".
Obama: “ Let mah Peebles GO!”
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