Half dozen European countries are considering resettling detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a gesture to the incoming Obama administration, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Citing senior European officials and U.S. diplomats, the newspaper said European officials have put out tentative feelers to President-elect Barack Obama's team. But Obama advisers said they could only discuss the issue after the Jan. 20 inauguration.
Guantanamo has about 250 detainees including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks.
The prison has come to symbolize aggressive interrogation practices that opened the United States up to allegations of torture.
| Very little of which was true, but the lefties and their symps in the MSM tried to make all seem true. |
Obama has pledged to close Guantanamo.
| Good luck with that, Bambi ... |
At least half a dozen countries are considering resettling the prisoners but thus far only Germany and Portugal have it acknowledged publicly, the newspaper said.
The move would show a significant change in attitude since European nations refused repeated requests from the Bush administration to accept Guantanamo detainees, it added.
| Lefties have to stick together ... |
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