Holder urges allies to take share of detainees

BERLIN (AP) ^ | 29 Apr 2009 | DEVLIN BARRETT

[Hulka]

BERLIN (AP) — The United States and its allies must make sacrifices to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday in a high-profile appeal for Europe's help.

Holder spoke to the American Academy in Berlin, not long after telling reporters that the United States had approved the release of about 30 Guantanamo detainees.

"We must all make sacrifices and we must all be willing to make unpopular choices," said Holder.

"The United States is ready to do its part, and we hope that Europe will join us — not out of a sense of responsibility, but from a commitment to work with one of its oldest allies to confront one of the world's most pressing challenges," he said.

There are currently 241 inmates at the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Holder spent the past several days privately asking European leaders in London, Prague and Berlin for help relocating detainees the United States wants to set free.

[Hulka]

"In speaking to reporters Wednesday, Holder also said it is possible the United States could cooperate with a foreign court's investigation of Bush administration officials."

Good Gawd. . .will the madness ever end?

[The_Victor]

Allies: "Hmmmmmm, let me think about that.

..... uhhhhhhh, no."

[FLCowboy,]

Let’s see, there was no issue regarding Gitmo last October as far as the allies were concerned. What’s changed to now cause them to have to take an interest in Gitmo?

[Don Corleone]

O’Bamas solution to a Non-Problem has now created a problem to which there is not a solution. Typical!

[2harddrive]

What a LOSER to think that the All-lies will wany any of those terrorists!

[Terry Mross]

Ah, come on, Holder. Just turn them lose in D.C. They’d blend right in with all of the other American haters.