Two more Gitmo detainees released (Iraq, Chad)

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iWOU_tCXdF358Ebxp1joemojXiBAD98OOA682

Gitmo detainees sent to Iraq, Chad

3 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say two more Guantanamo Bay detainees have been released, sent to their home countries of Iraq and Chad.

The Justice Department says Jawad Jabber Sadkhan was sent to Iraq Wednesday night.

Mohammed el-Gharani, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo, arrived in Chad Thursday.

The transfers come as four other detainees arrived Thursday in Bermuda, bringing the total number of detainees still at Guantanamo to 232.

Earlier this week, the first Guantanamo detainee arrived on U.S. soil, when officials sent Ahmed Ghailani to New York to face trial.

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1. U.S. Nears Yemeni Detainee Deal (WSJ)

Many in Largest Ethnic Group Held at Guantanamo Would Be Sent to Saudi Arabia
By JAY SOLOMON

WASHINGTON -- Yemen may agree to allow a considerable portion of the nearly 100 Yemenis held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay to be transferred to Saudi Arabia, officials involved in the negotiations said. A deal could accelerate President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention facility at the U.S. military base in Cuba by January.

U.S. officials say the Yemenis, who make up nearly half of the roughly 240 detainees remaining at Guantanamo, are among the most difficult to resettle because of their numbers and, in some cases, alleged direct or familial ties to al Qaeda.

Washington is wary of repatriating the men because it fears Yemen's government won't be able to keep sufficient tabs on them ...

Yemen's government has demanded that all Yemeni detainees be returned to their homeland. But a U.S. official working on the issue said there appeared to be a move toward compromise, adding, "What's crucial is how many the Saudis will take" ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124463776195601951.html

[babylonsister]

2. Almost 100! Whoa! We're moving them-it's a good thing. nt

[NYC_SKP]

3. But, but, but, what about....

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....what about "Preventive Detention"®???

(a term never used by President Obama)

:P