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Pentagon to announce transfer of 15 Guantanamo inmates: Amnesty
Source: AFP
Washington (AFP) - The Pentagon will on Monday announce that 15 inmates have been transferred from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, the largest such release in recent years, Amnesty International said.
If confirmed, the transfers would bring the number of detainees left at Guantanamo down to 61. The Pentagon declined to comment.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/pentagon-announce-transfer-15-guantanamo-inmates-amnesty-192132077.html
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Pentagon to announce transfer of 15 Guantanamo inmates: Amnesty (Original Post)
brooklynite
Aug 2016
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3-2-1 Cheeto will be screaming that Obama is releasing terrorists to attack us!
kimbutgar
Aug 2016
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kimbutgar
(21,157 posts)1. 3-2-1 Cheeto will be screaming that Obama is releasing terrorists to attack us!
Eugene
(61,899 posts)2. 15 Guantanamo Detainees Sent to UAE in Major Transfer
Source: Associated Press
15 Guantanamo Detainees Sent to UAE in Major Transfer
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Aug 15, 2016, 6:04 PM ET
Fifteen prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have been released to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest transfer of detainees during the Obama administration.
The release of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans comes amid a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees held at the U.S. base in Cuba. The men have been cleared for transfer by U.S. government departments and agencies.
The Pentagon says 61 detainees remain at Guantanamo.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Aug 15, 2016, 6:04 PM ET
Fifteen prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have been released to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest transfer of detainees during the Obama administration.
The release of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans comes amid a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees held at the U.S. base in Cuba. The men have been cleared for transfer by U.S. government departments and agencies.
The Pentagon says 61 detainees remain at Guantanamo.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/15-guantanamo-detainees-uae-major-transfer-41406619
Abouttime
(675 posts)3. Great news!
President Obama will have them all out of there by the time he leaves office. Since most prisoners have been tortured there is no way we can prosecute them, the only moral thing we can do is release them to countries willing to take them.