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Obama Ignores British over Sending Guantanamo Four to Bermuda
Telegraph.co.uk. ^ | 6/12/09 | Toby Harnden

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?"

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: british; gitmo; obama; wot
What does he have against the British? What would it have taken to pick up the phone & discuss this issue?
1 posted on 06/13/2009 6:18:30 AM PDT by classical artist
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To: classical artist
The 0 has consistently been dismissive of the British. The Queen received little more than a nod and a handshake, while the Saudi King received the full 90 degree bow with bended knee. The Queen was also deeply offended that she was not included in the Normandy ceremonies.
2 posted on 06/13/2009 6:22:19 AM PDT by ArmyTeach ( Impossible is nothing ...Adnan Barqawi)
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To: classical artist

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.


3 posted on 06/13/2009 6:29:19 AM PDT by centurion316
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To: classical artist

> 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?


4 posted on 06/13/2009 6:29:22 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: classical artist
The British should fly these fellows to Canada, drive them across the border, and announce their presence in Detroit.

Seriously.

5 posted on 06/13/2009 6:42:37 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are a ruled people, serfs to the Federal Oligarchy -- and the Tree of Liberty thirsts)
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To: classical artist

What does he have against the British?
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Methinks the Crusades. Zero thinks he’s Saladin.


6 posted on 06/13/2009 6:58:06 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Obama. Clear and Pres__ent Danger.)
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To: DieHard the Hunter

My guess is that the British are 100% on board with this move. The “protests” you here from them are really quite lame.


7 posted on 06/13/2009 7:15:32 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Might actually improve Detroit.
8 posted on 06/13/2009 7:17:27 AM PDT by Ukiapah Heep (Shoes for Industry!)
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To: classical artist

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?


9 posted on 06/13/2009 7:29:18 AM PDT by Burkean
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To: classical artist

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.


10 posted on 06/13/2009 7:39:15 AM PDT by thinking
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To: classical artist

Obama’s grandfather was a Mau-Mau and imprisoned by the Brits at one point.


11 posted on 06/13/2009 7:43:18 AM PDT by Scotswife
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To: classical artist

Gramps was Mau-Mau.

Grandson just continues the fight.


12 posted on 06/13/2009 8:26:08 AM PDT by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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To: classical artist

He thinks he’s above them all.


13 posted on 06/13/2009 8:33:50 AM PDT by b4its2late (I love defenseless animals, especially in a good gravy.)
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To: Scotswife

“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.


14 posted on 06/13/2009 9:42:58 AM PDT by classical artist
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To: DieHard the Hunter

“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?


15 posted on 06/13/2009 9:45:50 AM PDT by classical artist
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To: DieHard the Hunter

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.


16 posted on 06/13/2009 3:37:05 PM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: classical artist; Scotswife

I think you were intending to reply to #11


17 posted on 06/13/2009 5:38:49 PM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: classical artist

Obama’s paternal grandfather.


18 posted on 06/13/2009 7:32:20 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: classical artist; SumProVita; HardStarboard; BradyLS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; dervish; Twotone; ...

The list, ping


19 posted on 06/13/2009 10:22:30 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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