Posted on 06/14/2009 4:52:06 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Guantánamo Uighurs hope to open restaurant in millionaires paradise
James Bone in Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
For seven long years in Guantánamo Bay prison camp in Cuba, the four Central Asian friends gazed longingly at the azure sea from their cells. They were never allowed through the razor wire to paddle in the water.
Now, suddenly set free in Bermuda, the former terror suspects can watch the ocean at leisure from the pastel-pink clifftop holiday cottage where they are staying at US taxpayers expense.
They have already taken a sunset swim and caught a fish at their first attempt at fishing. They have also reverted to their real names after using pseudonyms since leaving China.
The four fled to Afghanistan to escape political oppression in the poverty-stricken Xinjiang province of western China and then escaped from US bombing to the tribal regions of Pakistan, before being taken to Guantánamo. Now they are at leisure to marvel at the natural splendour of Britains oldest colony.
This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful place, Abdullah Abdulqadir, 30, said. Our feelings are incredible. We did not think we were going to be this happy.
The four former Guantánamo inmates members of Chinas Muslim Turkic-speaking Uighur minority are dreaming of opening the first Uighur restaurant, serving noodles and lamb in the millionaires playground. Uighur food is delicious. These kind and generous people of Bermuda, we want to do something for them. Of course, we want to have a Uighur restaurant, Mr Abdulqadir said.
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<ore like goat “pellets” and rice.
Yes. . .the bad part of this; 'one may be damned if they do patronize; but worse; they may risk, being damned if they don't.' Folks have to make a living. . .Somehow; don't even want to think about it.
What an effen President. . .
So what did they do?
I must be psychic. I posted that they could make a living selling Uighurs food such as lamb kebobs and noodle soup
That works to.
Bush has blame here as well. These guys been eating at Gitmo for 7 years.
Why didn't W just adopt the interrogate now, shoot later policy?
We would have only been taxed on the bullets and wooden boxes.
“So what did they do?”
Most of them were still in training camps in Afghanistan when captured.
So easy a Uighur could do it.
DE, freespirited sent me this link yesterday about the detainees.
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/10/evaluating_the_uighu.php
What are we charging them with?
Perhaps if GW had spent time in the Australiaoutback; then maybe things would have been different/sigh/. . .He needed a 'toughening up' - growing up;
That said; given the 'hanging' tree the Libs had him dangling from; for his entire eight years; I guess GW was pretty tough; just not in the 'political way' unfortunately.
LOL
You would think all that time cutting up all that mesquite would have made him a tough. Reagan did it.
I know the new guy in the WH is really good at cutting up coke.
Was good. . .'still good'?
Brilliant. LOL
TARP financing?
No job offers from the Whitehouse to cook or clean for Michelle and the kids?
No Uiggers need apply at the Whitehouse???
Ok, so Obama is a monkey. We get it. The message you’re trying to convey in that photo comes through loud and clear.
Wow, thanks for clearing that up./s
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