Article

2009-06-11 Caribbean-Latin America

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-06-11 13:21|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I don't get it. Why not send 'em back to China if the Chicoms are such nice guys? It'd certainly be one less headache for us.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-06-11 15:29|| 2009-06-11 15:29|| Front Page Top

#2 If the Chinese promised to rein in Kimmie I'd gladly give all the Ugglies back to them ...

Posted by Steve White 2009-06-11 16:43|| 2009-06-11 16:43|| Front Page Top

#3 The Uighurs, in their own words
The Obama administration has expressed its desire to relocate at least some of the current Uighur detainees to American soil. But the Treasury Departments designation may complicate this effort, as at least ten Uighurs (including two who have been transferred to Albania) have openly admitted their ties to Abdul Haq, as well as another known ETIP/ETIM terrorist named Hassan Mahsum, who was killed in Waziristan in October 2003. As the Treasury Departments designation notes, Haq became the leader of the ETIP/ETIM following the death of the previous ETIP leader - that is, Mahsum.

The Uighur detainees admitted their ties to Haq and Mahsum during their testimony at combatant status review tribunals (CSRT) at Guantánamo. The Uighurs frequently professed their innocence, claiming that they were not targeting Americans and denying that they had anything to do with al Qaeda or the Taliban. But in the context of their denials the Uighur detainees also admitted to training at a terrorist camp in the Tora Bora Mountains. That camp was run by Abdul Haq and Hassan Mahsum, and was most likely supported by al Qaeda and the Taliban.

Much more ...

Posted by ed 2009-06-11 18:52|| 2009-06-11 18:52|| Front Page Top

#4 I can't see any upside for Bermuda in taking the Uigurs.None whatsoever.
Bermuda hails removal from tax grey list

Posted by tipper 2009-06-11 20:38|| 2009-06-11 20:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Just fly 'em back and forth between Bermuda and Puerto Rico on a chartered plane until someone 'accidentally' triggers the wormhole in the area.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-06-11 21:25|| 2009-06-11 21:25|| Front Page Top

#6 :-)

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-06-11 21:48|| 2009-06-11 21:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes the Uighurs are Muslims but they do have a couple of good reasons to fight the Chinese...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/world/asia/28kashgar.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&th&emc=th

Posted by European Conservative 2009-06-11 22:12|| 2009-06-11 22:12|| Front Page Top

23:42 trailing wife
23:41 OldSpook
23:41 OldSpook
23:36 Laurence of the Rats
23:18 Procopius2k
23:14 HammerHead
23:09 CrazyFool
23:06 Pappy
22:55 Pappy
22:37 funky skunk
22:36 funky skunk
22:34 funky skunk
22:34 mom
22:33 funky skunk
22:29 eLarson
22:29 trailing wife
22:21 3dc
22:12 European Conservative
22:08 European Conservative
22:02 KBK
21:54 Frank G
21:51 3dc
21:49 KBK
21:48 trailing wife