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Germany's Merkel says Guantanamo should be shut
Reuters ^ | January 7, 2006 | Karin Strohecker

Posted on 01/07/2006 6:08:02 AM PST by mcg2000

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To: mcg2000

Sure, we send the terrorists to Germany where they can be released in the morning with safe passage to Syria, Iran, or perhaps the Sudan.


41 posted on 01/07/2006 7:03:10 AM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: SandRat

If she came here and won a seat in our Congress, would she be a "house frau"?
Just wondering.


42 posted on 01/07/2006 7:05:23 AM PST by Past Your Eyes (Honk if you voted for algore...so I can point at you and laugh.)
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To: OldFriend
Exactly.

Germany lets them go.

I want none of that.

44 posted on 01/07/2006 7:11:00 AM PST by concrete is my business (prepare the sub grade, then select the mix design)
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To: PeteB570

I think it´s more a chill pill for a) the socialists in her government and b) the people who oppose Gitmo overwhelmingly, and have been eagerly looking on how Merkel supported Bush 2002/2003. Of course she will address that topic seriously, but she won´t risk that her visit becomes a failure because of that.


45 posted on 01/07/2006 7:11:45 AM PST by Michael81Dus
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To: JasonC

just before closing it......introduce them to a pig greased bullet.


46 posted on 01/07/2006 7:12:34 AM PST by nascar242005
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To: OldSmaj

Well, obviously the Leftist Stern magazine asked her about her opinion. Why shouldn´t she say that? I´ve been in opposition to Gitmo, too, because I think that these people shall be judged. I know that it´s not that easy, but then, Merkel just says that your government should find other ways.


47 posted on 01/07/2006 7:14:54 AM PST by Michael81Dus
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To: mcg2000

This smacks of Prince Charles' recent visit -- he made sure beforehand to announce that he would take GW to the woodshed for being so hostile to 'the religion of peace.'


48 posted on 01/07/2006 7:15:43 AM PST by hershey
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To: Caipirabob

Nice pic! :-)


49 posted on 01/07/2006 7:15:53 AM PST by Michael81Dus
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To: 1rudeboy

As I said, she is a realist, and I think it´s a chill pill for the Volk.


50 posted on 01/07/2006 7:17:16 AM PST by Michael81Dus
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To: Past Your Eyes

No from the way she's behaving a Sen. Shrillery Wanna-be.


51 posted on 01/07/2006 7:19:19 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Michael81Dus

I starting to find the "typical" FR knee-jerk reaction somewhat annoying.


52 posted on 01/07/2006 7:20:59 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: chatham
"An institution like Guantanamo can and should not exist in the longer term," Merkel said in an interview with the weekly magazine Der Spiegel published on Saturday. "Different ways and means must be found for dealing with these prisoners."

Yeah, we'll just let them all go like you did with the killer of Navy serviceman Stead you stupid b****!

53 posted on 01/07/2006 7:22:42 AM PST by 101st-Eagle
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To: Michael81Dus
...Merkel just says that your government should find other ways.

And again - Who the hell cares what Merkel has to say about the US?

I don't.

Nobody asked her, nobody cares, nobody in the US is interested in her remarks about our country, other than as a point of contention.

As my sainted old granny used to say: "Be sure you sweep your own doorstep before you say something about how dirty your neighbors is."

54 posted on 01/07/2006 7:26:54 AM PST by OldSmaj (Hey Islam...I flushed a koran today and I let my dog pp on it first. Come get me, moon bats!)
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To: 1rudeboy

Yep. I mean, she didn´t say "this fast-shooting cowboy in Washington needs to shut this fuc*in´ KZ NOW!!" A conservation about different opinions must be allowed.


55 posted on 01/07/2006 7:28:54 AM PST by Michael81Dus
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To: mcg2000

I agree an alternative to Guantanamo should be found. It's not nearly harsh enough. These bastards want to kill us. Therefore let's put them in conditions that will make them wish they were dead.

Regards, Ivan


56 posted on 01/07/2006 7:31:00 AM PST by MadIvan (You underestimate the power of the Dark Side - http://www.sithorder.com/)
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To: OldSmaj

She is Chancellor of Germany, not of the US. You´re also talking about the war in Chechnya or the executions of religious people in China, not to speak of Irans nuclear program. Foreign policy is an issue, especially for heads of governments. The Frau Bundeskanzlerin was asked by a German magazine, and she answered. She wasn´t interviewed in the US TV or addressing the American people. Are foreign states(wo)men not allowed to speak to their people without permission from you? I don´t think that Bush or Rice have problems with that.


57 posted on 01/07/2006 7:32:11 AM PST by Michael81Dus
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To: nascar242005
I was being sarcastic, about being lectured by Germans on prison camp protocol. My second comment was meant to point out that nobody needs to consider the opinions of pacifists in world politics, because pacifists don't do anything in world politics.
58 posted on 01/07/2006 7:39:12 AM PST by JasonC
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To: Michael81Dus

Another example of what Steyn called focusing on secondary issues, as if war is all about prisoners. Give me a break! They are lucky they were not shot on the battlefield.


59 posted on 01/07/2006 7:39:16 AM PST by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: 101st-Eagle

1. It wasn´t Merkel releasing Hammadi. He was released after having been 19 years in prison, which is ca. 1 or 2 years above the average for murder in Germany. Complain about the German laws, not about the Chancellor, who is in office since 50+ days.

2. The Chancellor isn´t a "b****", just like your President isn´t a "2nd H*****".


60 posted on 01/07/2006 7:39:20 AM PST by Michael81Dus
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