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| Champ Plans to Free Up to 10 Detainees from GITMO Soon |
| 2015-06-06 |
| [Breitbart] The Obama administration, while the Senate debates halting transfers out of the Guantanamo Bay detention center and keeping the prison operable indefinitely, is planning to free up to 10 detainees, possibly in June, Defense One has learned. "You're likely to see some progress in June," an unnamed senior defense official told Defense One. "I just talked to the National Security Council and State [Department], so we can say maybe up to 10 -- no specific timeframe, but in the near future. And then we're actively engaged with a number of countries in additional negotiations regarding the 57 that are eligible. But sometime this summer, maybe June, up to 10." The Pentagon, as part of an interagency review, has cleared 57 of the detention center's 122 prisoners for transfer to other countries. In anticipation of the Republican takeover of Congress last year, the Obama administration sped up transfers in an effort to empty out the detention center before the new GOP majority could block attempts to close it. There have been no transfers since January, notes Defense One. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 What is with this guy and his penchant for releasing murderers? |
| Posted by: newc 2015-06-06 13:12 |
| #1 Are they getting EBT cards and the EITC from Uncle Sugar? |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-06-06 11:29 |