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Obama Talks to Sept. 11, USS Cole Families About Guantanamo Prison
Washington Post ^ | February 7, 2009 | Peter Finn and Dan Eggen

Posted on 02/07/2009 5:32:44 PM PST by Kaslin

President Obama assured relatives and victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the bombing of the USS Cole that he is keeping an open mind about how to handle the approximately 245 detainees held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to participants in an hour-long meeting yesterday at the White House.

The president met with about 40 family members and victims, who hold different views on his decision to close the prison in Cuba within a year. The exchange, which was sometimes passionate but never acrimonious, left some who were deeply skeptical of the administration's decision to suspend military commissions at Guantanamo Bay satisfied that the president has not yet decided to abolish the current system of prosecuting suspected terrorists.

Obama told the group that he was only hitting the "pause button" when he sought the suspension of proceedings against 21 detainees, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. And he assured the group that he wants the swift prosecution of those responsible for the terrorist attacks and their facilitators.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: 911families; bho44; bhodod; bhogwot; gitmo; hesaliar; jihadlover; khalidsheikmohammed; ksm; muslimsympathizer; obama; obamaregime; obamunism; stealthjihad; unholyalliance; usscole
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Is this ass cactus for real?
1 posted on 02/07/2009 5:32:44 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

He thinks he is.


2 posted on 02/07/2009 5:34:52 PM PST by null and void (We are now in day 19 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: Kaslin

King Nothing sure seems to think so.


3 posted on 02/07/2009 5:36:35 PM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Kaslin

Realization has hit home for many


4 posted on 02/07/2009 5:37:14 PM PST by italianquaker
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To: Kaslin
And he assured the group that he wants the swift prosecution of those responsible for the terrorist attacks and their facilitators.

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5 posted on 02/07/2009 5:37:43 PM PST by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: Kaslin

I am sure part of the talks with Iran will include the immediate release of all these detainees. In exchange we will get assurances that Israel will not get nuked, at least not right away.


6 posted on 02/07/2009 5:38:23 PM PST by Always Right (Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
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To: Kaslin

Hitting the “pause” button? This guy has no business answering the red phone. This country is now as vulnerable as it was on September 10th.


7 posted on 02/07/2009 5:38:56 PM PST by jersey117
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To: Kaslin

Bay satisfied that the president has not yet decided to abolish the current system of prosecuting suspected terrorists.

this is so much bull..he has too decided, he just didn’t have the gonads to tell 40 family members who would have gone off on him..he was too chicken to state exactly where he stands..IMHO..


8 posted on 02/07/2009 5:39:19 PM PST by GeorgiaDawg32 (A democrat will break your leg, then hand you a crutch and take credit for your being able to walk.)
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To: ontap
Obama is making bill clinton seem like a saint.
9 posted on 02/07/2009 5:39:26 PM PST by exist
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To: ontap
And he assured the group that he wants the swift prosecution of those responsible for the terrorist attacks and their facilitators.

That explains why he ordered their prosecutions halted.

He thinks they're that stupid.

10 posted on 02/07/2009 5:39:34 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Kaslin

It was all so easy for His Excellency when it was all only just words...


11 posted on 02/07/2009 5:39:39 PM PST by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: Kaslin


12 posted on 02/07/2009 5:40:47 PM PST by Diogenesis (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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And the SOB has gone off to a “retreat” at camp David already. After all the screeching about Bush and his vacations, the media sure likes to give Zero plenty of room.


13 posted on 02/07/2009 5:42:15 PM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Kaslin

Do the terrorists have a “pause” button?


14 posted on 02/07/2009 5:43:51 PM PST by Names Ash Housewares (Refusing to kneel before the socialist messiah. 1-20-13 Freedom Day.)
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To: cripplecreek

King Nothing............I LOVE IT!!!!!


15 posted on 02/07/2009 5:45:25 PM PST by diamond6 (Is SIDS preventable? www.Stopsidsnow.com)
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To: Kaslin

President Obama assured relatives and victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the bombing of the USS Cole that he is keeping an open mind about how to handle the approximately 245 detainees held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to participants in an hour-long meeting yesterday at the White House.


Didn’t this prick just drop all charges against the mastermind of the U.S.S. Cole attack? Had one of my kids been on that ship, I would have spit in his smug face in that meeting.


16 posted on 02/07/2009 5:45:37 PM PST by Grunthor (All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.)
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WHAT THE HELL IS IT BO??? THE PAUSE BUTTON OR THE RESET BUTTON?????

How 'bout you keep your hands away from ANY BUTTONS???

Pause Button for those that had their LIVES RIPPED APART - YOU MAGGOT!!!!

YOU SPENT AN HOUR???? talking to 40 PEOPLE...AND ALL YOU GAVE THEM WAS AN HOUUUUURRR???????? YOU USELESS POS

17 posted on 02/07/2009 5:45:46 PM PST by NordP (CONSERVATIVE AGAIN IN 2010 ..... Now, is it 2012 yet ???)
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To: jersey117; freekitty; SouthTexas; flat; unkus; 2ndDivisionVet; sheik yerbouty; TXRed; rodguy911; ...

Our enemies are laughing their rear ends off and rubbing their hands together while plotting our destruction. Zero, Pelosi, and Reid are an American disgrace. Our ancestors are rolling in their graves in disgust.


18 posted on 02/07/2009 5:45:53 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Kaslin
Far right - White Guy and Black Guy -

White Guy: Is He Having A Problem?
Black Guy: Don't Know. I Saw Him Do It In Front Of Soros.
White Guy: How High Did He Rise Up?
Black Guy: Bumped His Head On The Ceiling!



19 posted on 02/07/2009 5:45:56 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Kaslin

He is such a liar. The families should not accpet his garbage. He wants to import hundreds of thousands of Palestinian (Hamas and other Muslim) refugees and he has already signed it. He wants more muslims in America and he is doing EXACTLY what left wing politicians did in the UK.


20 posted on 02/07/2009 5:46:06 PM PST by Frantzie (Boycott GE - they own NBC, MSNBC, CNBC & Universal. Boycott Disney - they own ABC)
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