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Obama aides traveled with freed Gitmo detainees [Uighurs relocated to Bermuda]
KPSP-TV / The Associated Press ^ | June 11, 2009

Posted on 06/11/2009 6:14:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Senior aides to President Barack Obama accompanied four Chinese Muslims and their lawyers on a flight from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Bermuda.

The four Chinese Muslims, called Uighurs (WEE-gurs), were resettled in Bermuda on Thursday. The U.S. government had determined they were not enemy combatants and should be released.

White House spokesman Tommy Vietor says that White House counsel Greg Craig and the special envoy charged with overseeing the closure of the prison at Guantanamo, Daniel Fried, were aboard the plane.

(Excerpt) Read more at kpsplocal2.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bermuda; bho44; craig; danielfried; dhimmis; fried; gitmo; gregcraig; guantanamo; obama; uighurs; wot
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What’s “good” for a six-year old is “too harsh” for jihadists.


21 posted on 06/11/2009 6:42:57 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Greg Craig- what a POS

He was Castro’s lawyer when the child Elian Gonzalez was forcibly deported

Redder than red he is


22 posted on 06/11/2009 6:45:27 PM PDT by silverleaf ("Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal ( Martin Luther King))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

To me, the “resettlement” of Gitmo detainees is actually the “seeding” of terrorists to more and more places than they could ever dreamed of being placed by Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

This whole war effort is descending into incomprehensible and dangerous insanity.

I never thought America could have another Revolution or a military coup—now it doesn’t seem all that far fetched.

We have an anti American President and an anti American treasonous Congress.

Treason and impeachment are words Americans will have to get used to hearing—and soon. The normal rememdies are ineffective.


23 posted on 06/11/2009 6:46:05 PM PDT by exit82 (The Obama Cabinet: There was more brainpower on Gilligan's Island.)
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To: libs_kma

Funny how they keep that little detail out.


24 posted on 06/11/2009 6:47:07 PM PDT by ladyvet (WOLVERINES!!!!!)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Hey, obama just doubled the muslim population of Bermuda with one surreptitious flight from Cuba.

I can’t believe they didn’t consult the Brits!!!!
obama continues to mau mau Gordon Brown even as the fool slobbers over him


25 posted on 06/11/2009 6:48:50 PM PDT by silverleaf ("Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal ( Martin Luther King))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What all inclusive resort in Bermuda ala Sandals did Barry transport the terrorists via private jet ?
Did our tax dollars also provide them with speedos and drink coupons ?
Our soldiers are eating MREs and going without showers while the terrorists sunbathe on pink sand beaches.
This First Class treatment reinforces that when Obama was elected,
the terrorists won the lottery.


26 posted on 06/11/2009 6:54:47 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: libs_kma

Wasn’t it 200 million?


27 posted on 06/11/2009 6:55:40 PM PDT by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85 -Happy B'day Daddy 2/20/23)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
"Every DAY has been a waking nightmare with this guy!"

"It's a gift."

28 posted on 06/11/2009 6:57:20 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: livius
Except that it's not in the Caribbean, it's in the North Atlantic, which means the closest landmass is North Carolina. We're sending Al Qaeda-trained Muslims (who hate us) to a semi-tropical resort that allows them to step on a boat, sail due west, and step off in the continental United States. Insanity.
29 posted on 06/11/2009 6:57:42 PM PDT by americanophile
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To: tina07
"Wasn’t it 200 million?"

That's how much he reportedly paid the Island of Palau to accept some of these Chinese Muslim terrorists detainees.

30 posted on 06/11/2009 7:01:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ("The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible." Machiavelli)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That was it, yes...thanks. I would imagine Bermuda got some free money too.


31 posted on 06/11/2009 7:03:35 PM PDT by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85 -Happy B'day Daddy 2/20/23)
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To: americanophile

Bikini atoll is beautiful. ...and there are lots of coconuts to eat. (never mind the Cesium 137.)


32 posted on 06/11/2009 7:06:44 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: Joiseydude
I heard that no passports are needed to travel between Bermuda and the United States.

Not correct.

As of June 1, 2009:

The new passport rule is that in order to return to the U.S. from Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean by LAND or SEA, you will need to have a U.S. passport. If you’re just coming by land across the Canadian or Mexican border, you can instead use a passport card or an enhanced driver’s license available in a few states (and we don’t have those in Texas). You’ve had to have a passport to return from those nations by air since 2007, which makes it very strange that some of you (Ian) are still getting caught at the airport with no passport. Tsk. Get one!

33 posted on 06/11/2009 7:23:23 PM PDT by Dianna (Obama Barbie: Governing is hard.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Obama aides traveled with freed Gitmo detainees.” Of course they did! They were going to Bermuda. Duh! IOW, Orbitz: “We have a hovercraft”


34 posted on 06/11/2009 7:24:29 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("I've conquered my goddam willpower." Don Marquis)
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To: Islander7
The British Government responded with ill-disguised fury tonight to the news that four Chinese Uighurs freed from Guantanamo Bay had been flown for resettlement on the Atlantic tourist paradise of Bermuda...I am sooo glad we now have Obama in office improving our standing and friendship with other nations around the world......
35 posted on 06/11/2009 7:29:00 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: americanophile
Except that it's not in the Caribbean, it's in the North Atlantic, which means the closest landmass is North Carolina. We're sending Al Qaeda-trained Muslims (who hate us) to a semi-tropical resort that allows them to step on a boat, sail due west, and step off in the continental United States. Insanity.

Just to clarify, Bermuda is included in the new passport rules.

Which stops no one from getting on a regular boat...

36 posted on 06/11/2009 7:29:32 PM PDT by Dianna (Obama Barbie: Governing is hard.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama has just established Club Moham-Med for the terrorists.
Obama gave them Paradise without that messy death thing.
I bet the Dems included money for virgins in the TARP bill.
Word is that Jimmy Buffet is writing a new song in their honor.
I just hope they don’t turn it into Burnmuda.


37 posted on 06/11/2009 8:05:28 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Vietor says that the two were on the plane to play a logistical role and to ensure that the process went smoothly.”

Good grief...wonder if they were on AF1 playing a ‘logistical role’ terrorizing Manhatten a couple of months ago too?

Perhaps they just wanted to help the terrorists coordinate the next AQ attack on America.../sarcasm


38 posted on 06/11/2009 8:06:23 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Islander7
"Yet another slap of disrespect to our ally."

Sure looks deliberate, calculated.

Hmm. France and Spain must have some old islands floating around, too. Portugal?

yitbos

39 posted on 06/11/2009 8:07:47 PM PDT by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds.")
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
"Will they be sending a Welcome Wagon Basket as well?"

That's already been done. And I wouldn't be surprised if they end up getting welfare checks from the good ol' US of A. Hell, give them credit cards and a car while they're at it.

40 posted on 06/11/2009 8:57:04 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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