Here they come - Gitmo terrorist to be released in the US

[tail pipe todd]

Gitmo terrorists being released to the us.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123741378746277081.html

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder said some detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may end up being released in the U.S. as the Obama administration works with foreign allies to resettle some of the prisoners.

Eric Holder

Mr. Holder, in a briefing with reporters, said administration officials are still reviewing individual cases of the approximately 250 detainees to determine which will be put on trial and which may be released to comply with plans to close the detention facility by next year.

Six weeks into his tenure, Mr. Holder is still trying to assemble much of the Justice senior leadership, with several nominees awaiting Senate confirmation. He said he has reviewed the department's handling of white-collar criminal cases in response to the financial crisis and is considering ways to increase coordination on financial fraud among federal prosecutors and state officials. He said he is trying to increase the budget dedicated to white-collar crime, while maintaining funding for national security.

European justice ministers met with Mr. Holder earlier this week and pressed for details on how many Guantanamo prisoners the U.S. planned to release domestically, as part of any agreement for allies to accept detainees. Mr. Holder said U.S. officials would work to respond to the questions European officials have over U.S. Guantanamo plans.

For "people who can be released there are a variety of options that we have and among them is the possibility is that we would release them into this country," Mr. Holder said. "That process is ongoing and we've not made any determinations or made any requests of anybody at this point."

Among the detainees whose fate remains undetermined are 17 ethnic Uighurs, from the Central Asian region of China, who have been ordered released by a judge. The U.S. has refused to turn the men over to China, which considers them part of an separatist group.

Mr. Holder is planning to visit Mexico next month to meet with his counterparts and discuss efforts to fight the trafficking of guns from the U.S. into Mexico and the drug trade from Mexico into the U.S.

"The Mexican government has been courageous in the way it has confronted the problems that now challenge it," Mr. Holder said, noting the violence that has resulted from battles against the drug cartels in Mexico.

[Dredly]

no no its okay because they were put in prison under the previous president so anything they do won't be the fault of the current admin because they inherited the problem

[Pennywise]

I think I want to scream!

[tail pipe todd]

no no its okay because they were put in prison under the previous president so anything they do won't be the fault of the current admin because they inherited the problem

I wonder what happend when the Bush blame runs out? Will he start blaming private citizens? I'm betting on it.

[camper]

I wonder what happend when the Bush blame runs out? Will he start blaming private citizens? I'm betting on it.

Bush blame will never run out. In the eyes of the democratic party, blaming Bush is good for at least the next 50 years.

camper

[ChamberedRound]

Bush blame will never run out. In the eyes of the democratic party, blaming Bush is good for at least the next 50 years.

camper

But in the eyes of the poople, that excuse will wear thin quicker than they realize.

[phillyd2]

I guess the bigger question is what to do with them IF they have done nothing wrong. I agree they should not be released in the US but returning them to China for a bullet in the head does not seem right either.

[LittleRedToyota]

Among the detainees whose fate remains undetermined are 17 ethnic Uighurs, from the Central Asian region of China, who have been ordered released by a judge. The U.S. has refused to turn the men over to China, which considers them part of an separatist group.

these people should be released. and we should give them political asylum if they want it.

they were doing exactly what many people on this forum claim they would do if the US were invaded by a foreign imperial government...attempting to free their homeland from tyrannical foreign occupation (by china).

then we came along and swept them up. we can't send them back to china as the chinese government would, at a minimum, imprison them. their current predicament is our fault. we should man up, take responsibility, and do the right thing.

[adymond]

I wonder what happend when the Bush blame runs out? Will he start blaming private citizens? I'm betting on it.

It is already happening. Look what is happening to the AIG executives.

I guess the bigger question is what to do with them IF they have done nothing wrong. I agree they should not be released in the US but returning them to China for a bullet in the head does not seem right either.

I agree with you here to some extent. For folks I think you are referring to and LRT is referring to I don't really have a problem with them being released in the US and granted asylum. Hell I think we may even owe them some form of compensation.

these people should be released. and we should give them political asylum if they want it.

they were doing exactly what many people on this forum claim they would do if the US were invaded by a foreign imperial government...attempting to free their homeland from tyrannical foreign occupation (by china).

then we came along and swept them up. we can't send them back to china as the chinese government would, at a minimum, imprison them. their current predicament is our fault. we should man up, take responsibility, and do the right thing.

I have to wonder what the story is with the rest of them.

[LittleRedToyota]

I have to wonder what the story is with the rest of them.

me too...which is why i think there should be some sort of due process to figure out each individual's story, and, thus, figure out how to fairly and justly deal with each individual...rather than lumping them all in the "guilty as charge terrorist" category right off the bat. (note: i am not saying you do that...but many people seem to.)

no terrorists should be released...but no non-terrorists should be held.