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Home Front: Politix
Obama/Holder to Release Gitmo Prisoners into the US
2009-03-19
Some of the Guantanamo Bay prisoners could be released into the United States while others could be put on trial in the American court system, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday.
If a single Gitmo hard boy is released into the US and then commits a single act of terrorism, President Obama will be done. Holder will be impeached and removed as AG, and Obama can kiss his political legacy good bye.
Holder, who was chosen by President Barack Obama to lead the administration's efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba within a year, said the review of what to do with each of the prisoners had begun. About 240 terrorism suspects, including suspected planners of the September 11 attacks, are being held in the prison. Many have been detained for seven years without charges and some were subjected to interrogation techniques denounced by critics as torture.

The administration faces intense political resistance to the idea of bringing the prisoners to the United States as part of closing the detention camp.
Why is that, Mr. Attorney General?
The administration seeks to transfer some detainees to Europe or other countries while freeing others.
And the Euros don't want them either ...
Holder told reporters at the Justice Department that the administration's review, made on a case-by-case basis, would determine whether the prisoners need to be put on trial or whether they can be released. "For those who are in that second category, who can be released, there are a variety of options that we have. Among them is the possibility that we could release them into this country," he said.
Sure Mr. AG. You go right ahead. You'd better be really, really certain of what you're doing because you aren't going to get a free pass.
Posted by:Gromock Snaiter3658

#21  Fortunately or unfortunately - depending on your POV, if any of these guys are released here, the Feds will likely do their jobs well and prevent anything that may otherwise have happened. Saving Obamas ass in the process.
Posted by: Mike N.   2009-03-19 20:39  

#20  Catch & Release Program.

I assume there will be open season as well?
Posted by: One Eyed Hupuling6561   2009-03-19 15:13  

#19  Â“The administration seeks to transfer some detainees to Europe or other countries…”

Yemen? Qatar? These guys have a thin playbook on this one. Look for Obama to swing at whatÂ’s in his wheelhouseÂ…break his campaign promise, rescind his executive order, and blame it on Bush.
Posted by: DepotGuy   2009-03-19 14:16  

#18  Watch the tall buildings in your neighborhood. These terrorists will probably end up getting jobs with ACORN which will be subsidized by our Federal Government. This is insanity.
Posted by: JohnQC   2009-03-19 13:07  

#17  Another lead trial balloon like the veteran's insurance scam he wanted to test. He'll get crushed like a bug on this one too.
Posted by: tu3031   2009-03-19 12:58  

#16  Send them to Minnesota. Franken needs the votes. Then let them leave for Somalia after they have voted.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2009-03-19 12:58  

#15  AH9418 is correct. They are not, after all, 'terrorists' - they are accused ... um ... insurgents.

If and when they do something - and get caught - well, that might be a problem, but you'd almost have to catch 40-50 of 'em at the same time with the TNT (etc.) in their hands entering the basketball tournement.
Posted by: Bobby   2009-03-19 12:52  

#14  "Among them is the possibility that we could release them into this country," he said.

Whaddya think the media reaction would be if AshKKKroft had said something like this?
Posted by: tu3031   2009-03-19 12:49  

#13  If a single Gitmo hard boy is released into the US and then commits a single act of terrorism, President Obama will be done. Holder will be impeached and removed as AG, and Obama can kiss his political legacy good bye. I don't see it that way. Obama is super-good at deflecting blame. The identity of any terror perp will be transmogrified into something else, as will the very definition of 'terrorism.'
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418    2009-03-19 12:43  

#12  One thing to remember is if Bush had already tried these guys instead of giving them 3 hots and a cot for 7 years, Barry would not have this. Why is this not already a done deal?

Bush failed to follow through after capturing them and this is the consequence.
Posted by: Yosemite Sam   2009-03-19 12:07  

#11  Short rope, long drop.
Posted by: mojo   2009-03-19 11:22  

#10  If a single Gitmo hard boy is released into the US and then commits a single act of terrorism, President Obama will be done. Holder will be impeached and removed as AG, and Obama can kiss his political legacy good bye.

Obama is already racing towards being the earliest lame duck in recent history. This is his political legacy.

Coach K was asked about Obama's final four picks on sports center and responded that while he respected and admired the President, he thought Obama should be working on the economy, not college basketball.



Posted by: DoDo   2009-03-19 11:22  

#9  This whole thing may play out faster than I expected.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2009-03-19 08:58  

#8  You've got to be kidding 9mm.
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-03-19 08:41  

#7  actually......NO
Posted by: Kojo Uluth9881   2009-03-19 08:26  

#6  So Obama's now the president.

Do you feel safer?
Posted by: Parabellum   2009-03-19 08:23  

#5  Not at all surprising. We knew this was coming, hence the recent terms of reference changes concerning terrorists, "enemy combatants," etc, and deletion of the term "GWOT." No worries, they'll meld right in with all the other criminals being released in California.
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-03-19 08:01  

#4  Magic 8 ball sez: "release them in the US", huh, Mr. AG? Dipshit.
Posted by: Frank G   2009-03-19 07:39  

#3  I say we all chip in and rent a house on Holder's block and let them move in there.
Posted by: Gluting Fillmore6653   2009-03-19 03:28  

#2  I just figured it out, these idiots are using a Ouija Board to make their decisions.
Posted by: Trader_DFW   2009-03-19 01:52  

#1  House them in YOUR guest hous on YOUR property Holder. You nincompoop.
Posted by: newc   2009-03-19 01:05  

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