Posted on 08/26/2016 11:16:54 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
White House Won’t Say if It Pays Other Countries to Accept Guantanamo Bay Transfers David Rutz
BY: August 26, 2016 1:40 pm
White House spokesman Josh Earnest would not say Friday whether the United States pays other countries to accept in transfers from the Guantanamo Bay terrorist prison, despite being asked directly twice.
The Obama administration transferred 15 prisoners earlier this month, leaving just 61 remaining at the Cuba detention facility. The 12 Yemenis and three Afghans were sent to the United Arab Emirates. Since taking office in 2009, President Obama has repeatedly stated his goal to close Gitmo.
Fox News reporter Kevin Corke, after Earnest said he didn’t have advance notices of any more pending releases, asked whether the U.S. pays other countries a “fee” for detainees they’re willing to take on.
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Since you cannot answer the question one might assume the answer is "yes".
So where does the $$ come from?
we pay people so we can release terrorists.
Earnestly covering for the worst CiC ever. That’s a “yes”, BTW.
The criminals in the white house are supposed to be limited to spending only appropriated funds, so IF CONGRESS DID NOT APPROPRIATE SUCH MONEY they cannot spend it to bribe countries to take GITMO prisoners Obama wants to be rid of.
Who says the WHITE HOUSE isn’t paying GUANTANAMO BAY TRANSFERS?
Obama: “Present”
As soon as Trump is elected, he needs to telegraph he will not be letting go of Guantanamo.
Obama is determined to strip it from us.
This would be an excellent topic to bring up, because it makes it just how clear it is that Obama let terrorists go who are already killing U. S. Citizens.
Trump needs to trash him for it, so he can’t close it.
If they won’t answer, it’s definitely a “yes”.
Reverse ransom.
The Trump Administration needs a Cabinet level Dept of Foreign Aid to be led by Rick Perry.
It would work in Trump’s favor.
I’d be interested in an additional question: do other countries contribute to certain Foundations for the same thing? Naturally it wouldn’t be a quid pro quo...naturally...
How and the HOR not know if countries are being paid to take these prisoners, if they’re doing their job?
I agree. He could capitalize on Pickels agreement with the closing. That could easily cost her votes.
Yes. We pay them 10 m each and the receiving country then pays the Clinton foundation 5 m each for resettlement services.
Do we know yet where the cash came from that went to iran?
Of course we are. Gotta keep Isis funded.
That whole “power of the purse” thing is SOOOOOO 18th Century!
Did anyone think to ask if the host countries are paying Obama to release them?
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