Spain 'to take Guantanamo five' - Democratic Underground

dipsydoodle

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Mon Feb-15-10 08:19 AM
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Spain 'to take Guantanamo five'

Source: BBC News

Spain is willing to take in five inmates from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, it says.

Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos made the announcement on Monday. He had previously said Spain would take in two detainees - a Yemeni and a Palestinian.

None of the names, nor the nationalities of the three others, have been revealed.

The transfers are part of US President Barack Obama's efforts to close the controversial facility.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8516313.stm

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babylonsister

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Mon Feb-15-10 08:40 AM
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1. Good news! Slowly but surely, the Gitmo detainees are being

thinned out, hopefully in advance of closing that den of horrors.

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dipsydoodle

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Mon Feb-15-10 08:46 AM
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2. In theory

Edited on Mon Feb-15-10 08:46 AM by dipsydoodle

once they're in Spain they can travel anywhere in the EU - a fact which don't bother none given that a lot of the detainees just seem to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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3waygeek

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Mon Feb-15-10 09:57 AM
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5. Not only that, but once in Spain,

they could testify against Bush/Cheney in Judge Garzon's war crimes inquiry. So, for that reason, no Gitmo detainees will ever be released into the EU.

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dipsydoodle

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Mon Feb-15-10 12:00 PM
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7. no Gitmo detainees will ever be released into the EU ?

they are being released into the EU - Spain is a member country and the english guy is already here in the UK.

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rug

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Mon Feb-15-10 09:09 AM
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3. This is turning into an aspca campaign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gspElv1yvc

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dipsydoodle

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Mon Feb-15-10 09:20 AM
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4. Anyone who treats animals cruely

should have matching treatment meted out to them.

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bluestateguy

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Mon Feb-15-10 10:28 AM
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6. Keep on chugging. The little engine that could

I think we can I think we can (close the prison).

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