Obama administration plans to send two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria

[The Straight Story]

Obama administration plans to send two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria

The Defense Department notified Congress on Friday that it intends to send two Guantanamo Bay detainees back to Algeria, White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.

"As the president has said, the United States remains determined to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay," Carney said, and the repatriation of the two detainees -- the first releases this year -- are "in support of those efforts."

"We are taking this step in consultation with the Congress, and in a responsible manner that protects our national security," he added.

Two Uyghurs -- Chinese Muslims -- were released to El Salvador in 2012, and Omar Khadr, a Canadian national, was sent home in September 2012 to finish out the remainder of his sentence. The most recent round of repatriation outside the Western Hemisphere happened in early 2010 and included the return of two Algerians to their home country.



http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/07/obama-administration-sends-two-guantanamo-detainees-169303.html

[Wounded Bear]

1. At that rate it should only take 50 years or so...

[Igel]

2. The first batch was easy to farm out.

Lots of countries took them.

Then it got harder and harder. Then some of those released started showing up, alive or dead, in embarrassing circumstances that implied they weren't being good guys. Given where they were picked up, they probably were bad guys at the time.

But with reasonable doubt and lack of evidence, there wasn't a reason to try them so they were on the "set free" list. (It's the righ standard here. It's the right standard elsewhere.)

Most of those detained now either nobody wants or we don't want to give to the countries that want them. These two, for instance. China's been after them since they were picked up. But both Bush II and Obama said, "Nuh-uh."

I wonder what else Algeria's getting besides those two. Nauru wanted a pile of cash.

[Wounded Bear]

4. I hear you....

The most important lesson one should learn from history, IMHO is: It's easy to start shit. The problem is how to control it and end it after you do.

[Recursion]

3. They finally found a place to take the Uighers?

That's good.