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| Obama signs National Defense Authorization Act for 2016 |
| 2015-11-26 |
| President Barack Obama signed the 2016 US defense budget bill into law, the White House said in a press release, Sputnik reported. On November 10, the US Senate passed the $607 billion defense budget bill that includes provisions opposing closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, and envisions $300 million in military assistance to Ukraine. “On Wednesday, November 25, 2015, the President [Obama] signed into law… the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016,” the release stated on Wednesday. The bill also includes spending cuts, which impact the train-end-equip program for the Syrian rebels that the United States says it has put in place to combat the Islamic State terror group. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #11 Perhaps the pacification strategy for the wild Cubans will lead to them offering containment housing. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-11-26 23:54 |
| #10 Summary of the whole thing here. Search for Guantanamo Quite a few clauses dealing with Gitmo and transfer of perps. But I'm not sure it would deter a Prez determined to ignore the law. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-11-26 12:00 |
| #9 That's what I was thinking. According to the section SteveS quoted this just ban's him from constructing or modifying facilities. (and it doesn't really say anything about transportation...). Perhaps there is more? And what if he transfers them to a different facility outside the U.S. first. then transfers them from 'that' facility' I know - twisted logic but he has a pen, and a phone, and has used twisted logic like this before (see Border Violations - some call it 'immigration reform' which it isn't). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-11-26 11:15 |
| #8 While Obama can't expend federal funds to construct or modify facilities or to transport Gitmo detainees elsewhere is there anything to prevent his housing them elsewhere if he can get them there? I'm imagining a donk donor creating a small private slush fund to charter a few flights & retain a few contractors to transport them to sites of Obama's choosing. Anything to prevent him from dumping them in the general population at federal prisons if he can get them there? |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Foreign Affairs Division 2015-11-26 10:54 |
| #7 He can't move them from Gitmo to other 'existing facilities'. That's the point. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2015-11-26 09:24 |
| #6 ..and watch their internet inspired home grown Jihadists have 'fun' with the local population outside the gates and walls. Can you say hostage exchange boys and girls? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-11-26 09:10 |
| #5 He will just move them to existing facilities. And as a bonus they get to radicalize the prison population.. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-11-26 08:52 |
| #4 Obama will just empty Gitmo and when anything bad happens he will just blame congress while referencing this bill. |
| Posted by: airandee 2015-11-26 08:32 |
| #3 This is the one he first vetoed, then saw enough Donks jump the ship to pass the house by a veto proof margin. Maybe someone pointed out that was enough in the impeachment process as well. As a Donk, who would you rather have sitting in the WH come next November to better your odds for incumbent survival. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-11-26 08:03 |
| #2 Form is everything. The first act of every British Parliament is allowing for the continence for the length of the Parliment, of a British standing Army. Not a bad tradition. Navy is (cough) different of course, standing Navy always been okay. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-11-26 05:37 |
| #1 Includes this + some other Gitmo provisions: Section1031 - Prohibits the use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo) unless Congress approves a plan submitted by DOD for the disposition of all detainees. So, will Obama ignore it and risk the wrath of Congress? (stop laughing!) Or will he throw up his hands saying I wanted to, but the Evil Republicans stopped me? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-11-26 00:27 |