a few headlines.. from the press..
while the exact numbers are elusive. it looks as if Obama inherited 220 to 245 detainees.. 60 of which were cleared for release under the Bush administration.. leaving 185 to 160 left to be dealt with over the last two years.. (wait.. my math must be wrong) .. according to classified documents, Obama has more then started with.. or he hasn't released those cleared by Bush.. and hasn't cleared any himself????? it depends on whose numbers you believe?????
245 - 17Uigers... 228 - 60 = 168.. isn't 168 less then 174?
another transportation problem ??? or is the bus busy running over his friends
anyways.. has anyone heard the recent news????
Former GITMO detainees return to Jihadist Terrorism.
The White House insists that there is no evidence that any of the former detainees who have returned to Jihadist Terrorism are among those released under the B. Hussein Obama Administration.
Against obstacles, Obama still works toward closure
On the campaign trail, President Barack Obama promised to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Two days after he took office, he vowed to close it within a year — by Jan. 22, 2010.
Guantanamo Closure Called Obama Priority
The Obama administration will launch a review of the classified files of the approximately 250 detainees at Guantanamo Bay immediately after taking office, as part of an intensive effort to close the U.S. prison in Cuba,
As President, I will close Guantanamo,
Obama Says Gitmo Facility Should Close
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois addresses a crowd of supporters at a campaign rally, Sunday, June 24, 2007.
"While we're at it," he said, "we're going to close Guantanamo. And we're going to restore habeas corpus. ... We're going to lead by example _ by not just word but by deed.
On May 15, 2006, the United States Department of Defense released what they called a complete list of all 759 former and current inmates who had been held in military custody in the detainment camps
As of December 2008, around 50-60 detainees have been cleared for release, but have not actually been released due to difficulties in repatriating them
As of November 2010, 174 detainees remain at Guantanamo.
while the exact numbers are elusive. it looks as if Obama inherited 220 to 245 detainees.. 60 of which were cleared for release under the Bush administration.. leaving 185 to 160 left to be dealt with over the last two years.. (wait.. my math must be wrong) .. according to classified documents, Obama has more then started with.. or he hasn't released those cleared by Bush.. and hasn't cleared any himself????? it depends on whose numbers you believe?????
We know for a fact that the 245 detainees at the camp include 17 Chinese Uighurs who, while cleared of any "enemy combatant" charges, cannot be returned safely to China and have no place else to go. Similarly, there are, as the Bush administration acknowledges, between 50 and 60 other men who have also been cleared for release with no place to go.
245 - 17Uigers... 228 - 60 = 168.. isn't 168 less then 174?
another transportation problem ??? or is the bus busy running over his friends
anyways.. has anyone heard the recent news????
Gitmo Recidivism Rate Soars
We’ve known this for a while. But it is assured with the news today that the recidivism rate among former Guantanamo Bay detainees has spiked to 25 percent and continues to climb.
The new numbers are stunning: Since January 2009 the number of confirmed or suspected Guantanamo recidivists has doubled.
Thus, the DNI’s latest assessment of the Gitmo recidivism rate is higher than all previous estimates by an appreciable margin.