Posted on 04/01/2009 8:01:36 AM PDT by Sergeant Tim
The dilemma has taken on new urgency because the plan to close the prison depends on other countries’ accepting some of the remaining 241 detainees Diplomats say that with President Obama embarking on Tuesday on a European trip, the effort could falter unless this country signals it is willing to take some of the Guantánamo prisoners.
At home, though, Mr. Obama faces the prospect of a storm of protest from some quarters if he admits detainees the Bush administration labeled terrorists and barred from this country. Already, word of the men’s possible release has brought denunciations and anxiety from military groups, families of Sept. 11 victims and political figures.
“I don’t think people want people that could potentially be terrorists in the United States,” said Representative J. Randy Forbes, Republican of Virginia.
There were signs on Tuesday that the decision-making process was accelerating [emphasis added mine]. Administration officials were in Guantánamo interviewing the 17 men to assess their suitability for release, perhaps in the United States, one official said.
But a detailed review of thousands of pages of documents suggests that definitive answers about who the 17 Uighurs really are will be hard to find. The public record, including intelligence and other materials from court cases and military hearings, often presents a hazy picture [emphasis added mine].
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In answer to his first question about the possibility the Obama admistration might release the 17 Uighurs free inside the United States, I cited Section 103 of the Real ID Act of 2005. Twice more I stressed it.
Yet there is no mention of the Real ID Act anywhere in Mr. Glaberson's "news" report. I guess he just lumped me in with the other unnamed who, "... brought denunciations and anxiety from ... families of Sept. 11 victims."
Stranger still, Mr. Glaberson must not the newspaper he writes for. Yesterday, Andrew McCarthy, in the New York Times, wrote in part this as the only conservative voice in a 5-way debate:
In fact, the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 provides for the exclusion of any alien who has received terrorist training or has belonged to an organization that promotes terrorism — against anyone. The Uighurs are excludable on both grounds, even if one accepts, for argument’s sake, that they were trained for the purpose of conducting operations against China.Now, for the purpose of resettling this group, Mr. Obama may ignore statutory provisions — measures enacted precisely because paramilitary training has been a feature of virtually all attacks carried out by radical Islam against the U.S.
Clearly, we cannot send the Uighurs to China; our treaty obligations forbid transfer to countries where detainees are likely to be persecuted. Consequently, they should be detained until another country willing to receive them can be found. Relocating them in the U.S. would be irresponsible and fly in the face of the law.
Antarctica has expressed no reservations about taking them.
Ping!
Please make sure you also read comment # 1.
Shoot them.
Confucius say: Man with no reservation get cold Chinese
Send them to Chinatown in SF.
I say send them to a lovely Muslim garden-spot, such as Yemen or Somalia, for instance, where they will be cared for appropriately by their fellow Islamists. Perhaps the Saudis would take them in. If the BOs try to bring them here, I would happily participate in a class action lawsuit to challenge such a decision to defy the Real ID Act.
A C17 takes off from Gitmo loaded with all remaining prisoners.
Said C17 lands at Lajes Field 4 hours later empty.
They tried to escape at 35,000 feet.
And while we’re talking about REAL ID, what’s 0bama’s Real I.D. ?
Send them back to China, so they can help beta-test the new “execution vans”.
For once, I will agree...
Send em to China. They will take care of the problem.
Maybe we should find an island and put them there and learn how the Chinese perform interrogations.
Thanks. Interesting.
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