about one in seven of the 534 prisoners already transferred abroad from the detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are engaged in terrorism or militant activity
"This wouldn't be happening if Israel would agree to a two-state solution."
Posted on 05/21/2009 9:46:26 AM PDT by mojito
WASHINGTON — An unreleased Pentagon report concludes that about one in seven of the 534 prisoners already transferred abroad from the detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are engaged in terrorism or militant activity, according to administration officials.
The conclusion could strengthen the arguments of critics who have warned against the transfer or release of any more detainees as part of President Obama’s plan to shut down the prison by January. Past Pentagon reports on Guantánamo recidivism have been met with skepticism from civil liberties groups and criticized for their lack of detail.
The Pentagon promised in January that the latest report would be released soon, but Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman, said this week that the findings were still “under review.”
Two administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said the report was being held up by Defense Department employees fearful of upsetting the White House, at a time when even Congressional Democrats have begun to show misgivings over Mr. Obama’s plan to close Guantánamo.
At the White House on Wednesday, Mr. Obama ran into a different kind of resistance when he met with human rights advocates who told him they would oppose any plan that would hold terrorism suspects without charges.
The White House has said Mr. Obama will provide further details about his plans for Guantánamo detainees in a speech Thursday.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Because it's only the safety of the American people that's at stake.
Rush just mentioned this and that there was an article in the New Yorker? that said that there’s an attempt to rewrite the laws regarding the detainees. Sound familiar? Obama and Dems have accused Bush/Cheney of not just asking for legal council on EIT, but that they ‘fit’ the laws to accomodate their intent (ie. ‘revenge’ as far as Dems are concerned). That was not the case according the Cheney and others.
But now Obama wants a legal opinion to fit _His_ view of the detainees.
More lies and hypocricy....
about one in seven of the 534 prisoners already transferred abroad from the detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are engaged in terrorism or militant activity
"This wouldn't be happening if Israel would agree to a two-state solution."
You don’t think the NYT would publish this if they didn’t perceive cracks in the edifice, do you?
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