Posted on 06/12/2005 9:50:51 PM PDT by RightConservative
Since Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khans infamously described Guantanamo Bay as the gulag of our times the Left has fallen all over itself in calling for Guantanamos closure. Never mind that millions were killed in the Soviet gulags while Guantanamo Bay holds fewer than 600 detainees. But again, as so often happens with todays Left, why let the facts get in the way of a good sound bite.
Over the past week, former President Jimmy Carter, Democratic Senator Joe Biden, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the New York Times have called for Guantanamo Bay to be closed.
So what happens to the detainees at Guantanamo? The aforementioned individuals and organizations are less clear. Senator Biden indicated on ABCs This Week with George Stephanopoulos that we keep the detainees we need to keep but is vague about where the remainder should end up.
Despite the fact that President Bush dismissed Amnesty Internationals charges as absurd he has hinted that Guantanamos days may be numbered. In an interview with Neil Cavuto of the Fox News Channel, Bush remarked, Well, you know, were exploring all alternatives as to how best to do the main objective, which is to protect America. I mean, what we dont want to do is let somebody out that comes back and harms us, and so were looking at all alternatives, and have been.
With all due respect to the President this seems odd. If Guantanamo is to be closed on the basis that a former prisoner could harm us one could also argue that every prison in the United States should be closed because their ...
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ok then we'll make that "11 things"...
Thank you.
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