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| Ban Man says U.S. should close Guantanamo Bay |
| 2007-01-11 |
| 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 |
| #9 As Rantburgia's UN rep, I have only one question.....to whom do I address our nation's "Happy Anniversary" card? ;) |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2007-01-11 23:12 |
| #8 Signs I'd Like to See: |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-01-11 22:44 |
| #7 I agree it should be closed. Shoot all the non-uniformed combatants there who were captured on the battlefield AS PERMITTED BY THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS, as should have been done from the get-go, and don't ship in any more. We capture a non-uniformed combatant, give him (or her) a short trial and then shoot him. Rinse; repeat. Problem solved. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-01-11 19:21 |
| #6 He's Asian, read between the lines. He said he believed it should be closed, so did Bush. He did nothing in writting, on the floor of the UN and he never demanded Bush to close it or demand a timeline for closure. In otherwords he he politely agreed with Bush and the press reads it as a demand, shame on the press for not understanding and missreading his culture. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2007-01-11 18:21 |
| #5 ....And send them (the UN) to GITMO! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-01-11 17:31 |
| #4 Actually we should close the UN. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-01-11 17:04 |
| #3 Hey, Ban Man. FOAD, punk. No one cares what you think. If you had two neurons to rub together and even knew how to spell the word courage, they couldn't shut you up about the living hell that exists two hours north of your hometown but no, that might cause real trouble. You're just another cowardly son of a South Korean whore! |
| Posted by: mac 2007-01-11 16:57 |
| #2 And the killing fields of the Sudan are OK. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-01-11 16:52 |
| #1 But those 'real' Gulags in North Korea are ok right? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-01-11 16:50 |