Posted on 06/13/2009 6:18:30 AM PDT by classical artist
Late on Wednesday night, British officials received a telephone call from the Obama administration informing them that four Uighurs - Chinese Muslims - were about to board a plane at Guantanamo Bay bound for Bermuda.
It was a fait accompli, arranged directly between the Obama administration and Ewart Brown, the Bermudan premier. The UK had no choice - it was too late for any debate about the issue. The Uighurs (lucky them, for the alternative was Albania) would be on Bermudan soil by Thursday morning.
The problem is that Bermuda is one of 14 British sovereign territories - the oldest in fact - and as such Britain has responsibility for its foreign policy and security.
A British diplomat told me, with that trademark stiff upper lip style, that David Miliband, Foreign Secretary, had called Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, immediately to protest.
"The Foreign Secretary registered his surprise. It was a regrettable mistake. Bermuda, the UK and the US now need to work together to fix it and make sure it doesn't happen again."
Roughly translated, that means that Miliband said: "WTF, Hillary?"
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Obama hates the Brits, a legacy of the Mau Mau connections of his Kenyan family. This should give our cousins great comfort, as he hates Americans as well.
> What would it have taken to pick up the phone & discuss this issue?
Why wouldn’t the British turn the aeroplane around and send it and its passengers back from whence they came?
Seriously.
What does he have against the British?
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Methinks the Crusades. Zero thinks he’s Saladin.
My guess is that the British are 100% on board with this move. The “protests” you here from them are really quite lame.
The legacy of having a bunch of freshmen running things.
The White House shouldn’t be an entry level position.
Who would have thought a year ago that Hillary Clinton would have been the one to bring a modicum of decorum to the administration?
Islam in Antigua and Barbuda
Hamilton, Rajab 2, 1422/September 19, 2001 (IINA) - The message of Islam was brought to the North Pacific island of Berbuda about 25 years ago by African immigrants. At present there are about 400 Muslims in this island state with a total population of 62,000. Muslims in Bermuda are in need of Islamic educational institutions, mosques and Islamic centers to protect their identity.
The people of Bermuda love Islam and Muslims thanks to their Islamic roots. Many people in the country are likely to embrace Islam if proper dawa work is conducted using modern means.
Sheikh Sharif Al-Elmi, imam of the Muhammad Mosque in Hamilton, said drugs are one of the major problems facing the people of Bermuda. “We are making intensive effort to protect Muslims as well as non-Muslims from this scourge,” the imam said. Bermuda has a total area of 58 square kilometers. The majority of its people are Christians. English is the official language but most people speak Portuguese.
Obama’s grandfather was a Mau-Mau and imprisoned by the Brits at one point.
Gramps was Mau-Mau.
Grandson just continues the fight.
He thinks he’s above them all.
“Obama’s grandfather was a Mau-Mau and imprisoned by the Brits at one point.” Obama is showing us that the Founders had it right by making it a requirement to be a natural born citizen to be POTUS. Allegiance to this country is lacking in his makeup.
“Obama’s grandfather was a Mau-Mau and imprisoned by the Brits at one point.” Are you speaking of the Gitmo Guys or the Obama’s?
It would cause an international incident concerning who has more manhood length. The Brits should ask one question. Are these the guys? Then execute them, on the spot. End of problem all around.
I think you were intending to reply to #11
Obama’s paternal grandfather.
The list, ping
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