Posted on 06/16/2009 3:24:39 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Hundreds of protesters called for Bermudian Premier Ewert Brown to step down on Tuesday and accused him of acting like a dictator in allowing four Guantanamo prisoners from China to settle on the mid-Atlantic island.
Some 600 people gathered outside Parliament in the island's capital Hamilton, waving banners and chanting "Brown must go" as they marched to the Cabinet office.
Tuesday's protest was aimed not so much at the Uighurs as at Brown for his failure to consult the island's people or governor and his perceived snub of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, whom the governor represents.
Bermuda, a banking centre and tourist destination, is Britain's oldest colony and one of the world's wealthiest places.
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“Bermuda, a banking centre and tourist destination, is Britain’s oldest colony and one of the world’s wealthiest places.”
And not a place I would consider going to, as long as they are taking in people like this and letting them roam the streets...
Rush’s Club Gitmo is becoming a reality....
Has anyone bothered to plan what these four are going to do for a living? Will they be caddies for the elite at area resorts? Bell hops? What exactly is there to do for somebody who is presumably unskilled (other than the art of terrorism) and who doesn’t speak the language?
Palau would have been a much better choice for them, but I guess they are too close to China and second guessed the possibility of having the Chinese breathing down their necks. Bermuda might have little to fear from China, but apparantly Britain doesn’t feel the same way.
I don’t blame them. These guys are just floating around with no restraints.
Hey, Obama if one American person is harmed by your letting these people go; you are the first person we are going to look at.
Come on silly; you know they don't have to work, the American tax payer is footing their bill for their living expenses..... Hell, we will probably front them the money to open their restaurant
I read that they planned on opening a restaurant and selling Uighar food which I’m guessing is lamb and chicken, chicken and lamb, and maybe some rice.
Funded by whom? Who is going to back these guys?
I suppose the Uighar expatriates could pool their money and have a vacation spot restaurant to patronize.
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