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Ban Man says U.S. should close Guantanamo Bay
Surprise, surprise, surprise.UNITED NATIONS: On the fifth anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, the new U.N. secretary-general called on the United States on Thursday to close the facility for terror suspects. Okay. Does that mean it's okay to shoot them? Ban Ki-moon was echoing an appeal by his predecessor, Kofi Annan, who urged President George W. Bush's administration in February 2006 to shut down Guantanamo as soon as possible. ...same as the old boss. "I understand that today is the fifth anniversary of Guantanamo's prison," Ban told his first news conference since taking the reins of the U.N. on Jan 1. "Like my predecessor, I believe that prison at Guantanamo should be closed. I also remember that president Bush himself has said he would like to close it," the new secretary-general said. Ban was asked whether he would raise the issue of closing Guantanamo during a meeting with Bush at the White House next week. I don't know. My handlers haven't told me yet. "I'm going to visit Washington, D.C., in my capacity as the new secretary-general at the invitation of president Bush who is the leader of the host government," he said. He then stated his belief that Guantanamo should be closed, without elaborating. Posted by: tu3031 2007-01-11 |
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