Posted on 12/11/2009 7:46:01 PM PST by markomalley
A leaked memorandum posted to a Web site Friday says the Obama administration has chosen to move detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Thomson Correctional Center, but the administration says it is only a draft and is “predecisional.”
The one-page memo, dated Thursday, directs acquisition of the Thomson facility and relocation of the detainees there. It was posted on www.biggovernment.com.
An administration official cautioned Friday afternoon that it is not unusual for drafts to be prepared for multiple possibilities.
“This is a draft, predecisional document that lawyers at various agencies were drafting in preparation for a potential future announcement about where to house GTMO detainees,” the administration official said in an e-mail. “Drafts of official documents are often prepared for any and all possibilities, regardless of whether a decision has been made about the policy or if the document will be used.”
Administration officials have previously said Thomson is a leading contender to house the Guantanamo Bay detainees, and recently Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said he expects a decision to be made soon.
After the memo was leaked, Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., issued a statement saying they’ve been told no decision has been made yet.
“Even though the final decision has not been made, we are encouraged by this development,” Quinn and Durbin said in the statement.
The administration has said moving the detainees to Thomson, along with 1,600 to 2,000 federal prisoners would be an economic boon to the ailing region. Thomson, Ill., is about 50 miles northeast of the Quad-Cities.
A public hearing is scheduled for Dec. 22 for state officials to gather public comments about selling the prison to the federal government. The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Sterling High School, 1608 4th Ave., Sterling.
IL resident- sad...
Taking care of the ‘adopted’ home state. Run-up those gov’t jobs.
The Feds will need the extra room for those refusing to sign up for Obamacare.
*shakeshead*
Egads, they’re playing this like who’s going to get the Olympic games.
Who’s Thomson?
Why does he like terrorists so much?
Where’s Quad city?
Is it four cities of just one?
they figure that’s the only state they know is safe in the 2012 elections.
Oh, don't worry, there won't be anything untoward about this transaction!!
We’re taking a group of people that primarily consists of desert dwellers and moving it from a tropical climate to some place where it’s below freezing and there’s snow in the winter? What do the “prisoner’s rights” organizations have to say about this? It’s wrong!! It’s immoral!! It’s... it’s... Weatherboarding!!
Little Dick Durbin says this will be good for the economy./s
Rumor is this was a done-deal from the start. Obama just had to make it look like they were being “deliberative” and all that crap.
Closing Gitmo was one campaign promise he was determined to keep. Not that it makes any sense.
Also leaked - The Messiah is pre-having his ass kicked out of office.
Also leaked - The Messiah is pre-having his ass kicked out of office.
Dithering on display. Tt's rampant in this administration.
Bill Ayers is demanding that they be set loose on the streets of Chicago!
“They are merely misunderstood, idealistic youth” said Ayers, “I recognize so much of myself in this noble young lads!”
So sorry to hear this pyx.
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OPINION:
Housing jihadis worked well when it is outside the USA and in Gitmo.
Disbanding something that is the best of options available; is truly a STUCK ON STUPID/IDIOT ALERT award winner.
Moving our enemies, ie terrorists to Illinois makes perfect sense. Hell, our president used to work with one of the top US terrorists Bill Ayers, and was presented to the Chicago leftist political machine in Ayers/Dohrn’s house in his run for the Illinois State Senate.
The chickens are coming home to roost, in the state of the Three C’s - Communists, Crooks, & Crazies.
This is just stupid; it had to be cheaper to have the prisoners at Gitmo. And the center of the US was less of a target for al Qaeda. This decision was made for one reason. It was made to appease anti-American critics in Europe.
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