Posted by (+3751) 14 years ago
Obama Tries to Restore Order on Gitmo, After Senate Blocks Closure Funds
http://www.foxnews.com/po...ats-gitmo/
A 90-6 vote is pretty overwhelming , ouch!
The NIMBY syndrome seems to be in full effect as people want the prison closed but nobody wants them in their state.
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va, said on a Sunday talk show that he opposes the release into the United States of 17 Chinese Uighurs who were captured in Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001. The prisoners, de-listed as enemy combatants by a federal court that deemed them not a danger to the U.S., are eligible for release.
The administration is considering releasing them in Northern Virginia, something Webb vehemently opposes. Webb's language left the door open to an even broader opposition to any Gitmo detainees being released in the United States.
Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus, both Montana Democrats, have said emphatically that no detainees will be brought to their state. The same goes for Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.
I'd just keep the prison open and have the trials down there as it looks like nobody wants them in their home State.
[This message has been edited by Kyle L. Varnell (5/20/2009)]
http://www.foxnews.com/po...ats-gitmo/
A 90-6 vote is pretty overwhelming , ouch!
The NIMBY syndrome seems to be in full effect as people want the prison closed but nobody wants them in their state.
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va, said on a Sunday talk show that he opposes the release into the United States of 17 Chinese Uighurs who were captured in Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001. The prisoners, de-listed as enemy combatants by a federal court that deemed them not a danger to the U.S., are eligible for release.
The administration is considering releasing them in Northern Virginia, something Webb vehemently opposes. Webb's language left the door open to an even broader opposition to any Gitmo detainees being released in the United States.
Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus, both Montana Democrats, have said emphatically that no detainees will be brought to their state. The same goes for Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.
I'd just keep the prison open and have the trials down there as it looks like nobody wants them in their home State.
[This message has been edited by Kyle L. Varnell (5/20/2009)]