Norway won't take Guantanamo inmates - Democratic Underground

The Sushi Bandit

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Fri Nov-05-04 07:21 PM
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Norway won't take Guantanamo inmates

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article906025.ece

Norwegian authorities reportedly have refused to take in 20 Chinese nationals who have been held by the US at its controversial prisoner-of-war camp at Guantanamo in Cuba. The US claims they don't constitute a terror threat.

China has been demanding that the US send the 20 men, taken prisoner as alleged Islamic terrorists, back to China. They are originally from Xinjiang Province.

The men, however, face long prison terms or death sentences in China. The US therefore has been asking other countries, including Norway, to take them in.

<edit> Chineese????? I never heard this!

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ixion

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Fri Nov-05-04 07:25 PM
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1. held for 3 years, and no charges

Edited on Fri Nov-05-04 07:26 PM by ixion

way to uphold democracy BushCo. :grr:

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Orangepeel

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Sat Nov-06-04 02:27 PM
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9. 3 years and NOW they "don't constitute a terror threat"

Edited on Sat Nov-06-04 02:28 PM by orangepeel68

what a tragedy

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prayin4rain

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Sat Nov-06-04 02:34 PM
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10. Yeah what the hell does that mean?

A small group of thousands of innocent people they are holding for no reason, apparently. Oh wait suspiscion and paranoia are justification now. Jeezus Christ!!!! What the hell? How is this allowed to happen?

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KitSileya

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Fri Nov-05-04 07:47 PM
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2. I have already started working

getting that collaborationist government out next election. They are so pro-US because they're a coalition of two of the conservative parties (who get hardons thinking about Reagan, tho the Repukes would never let them in - they have a gay as finance minister) and the Christian People's party, who are very, very pro-Israel. They're polling lower than they ever have. The anti-war socialist left party and the labor party seems to be the two parties that will win big next election (at least 45% - while the 3 parties of the coalition government have about 15%....)

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TahitiNut

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Fri Nov-05-04 08:03 PM
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4. As the grandson of a "Son of Bergen" and "Dotter of Oslo" ...

... I wish you great success! Norge, jeg elske du! :hi:

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KitSileya

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Sat Nov-06-04 09:54 AM
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6. Oh yes, they must be thrown out.

There's no other choice. Especially not when the fundies in the Christian People's party (the party of the prime minister) is salivating over Karl Rove's achievements.

I am sad and ashamed to say that Karl Rove is actually of Norwegian descent. :(

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TahitiNut

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Sat Nov-06-04 01:42 PM
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7. I have somewhat distant relations in the Rove/Ravna branch.

It's a gene pool that shames me, even by remote association.

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KitSileya

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Sat Nov-06-04 05:50 PM
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11. Yeah, I posted the info that Rove is of Norwegian descent

on another thread here today. I am really, really sorry we foisted this problem over to you. If he'd been born here, he wouldn't have done nearly as much harm to the world - we have a multi-party system, to begin with, so a totalitarian regime is a tad more difficult.

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bhikkhu

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Fri Nov-05-04 07:55 PM
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3. China doesn't respect human rights...

of course we can't send them back there.

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benburch

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Fri Nov-05-04 08:35 PM
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5. Irony there... nt

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amazona

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Sat Nov-06-04 02:21 PM
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8. why should Norway take them?

It costs money to feed and house prisoners.

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