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France willing to take Gitmo Detainees; At least some of them
Topic Started: Jan 25 2009, 11:32 AM (227 Views)
George K
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France Floating Proposal for Europe to Take Some Guantanamo Detainees
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President Obama's plan to close the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has set off a frenzy of speculation over what will happen to the 245 detainees at the prison.

The Obama administration, according to executive orders Obama signed this week, intends to devise its own policies on how to handle existing and future detainees — but that hasn't stopped the world community from adding its two cents on the question.

Malaysia said Saturday that two of its citizens are being held at Guantanamo, and it would be willing to take the terror suspects back if the facility is closed.

And France is pushing for European Union countries to take 60 of the detainees deemed innocent but at risk of torture in their home country, according to a report by the German magazine Der Spiegel that was picked up by Reuters.

European governments have been among the loudest voices calling for the closure of the prison at Guantanamo over allegations of human rights abuses there, but the foreign ministry in Paris refused to comment on the Der Spiegel report, according to Reuters.

The report says that France has submitted its proposal to leaders across Europe ahead of a Monday meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.


"France is pushing for European Union countries to take 60 of the detainees deemed innocent"

Of course.

They don't want the bad guys there.

Only the ones that are innocent.
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At least they are willing to step up. That's more than I can say for the rest of the loudmouths.

(and of course, they're ALL innocent. Just like every prisoner in every jail that's ever been.) :rolleyes2:
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Now, now George. It's a start...

Give Malaysia back their 2, give France the 60 they want. Anybody else steps to the plate, super.

The rest, pile them into a C130, fly it over the Iraqi desert at 30,000 ft, push 'em out one by one sans parachute. If they survive the fall... THEY'RE FREE! :D

(EDIT: My bad... did I say 30,000 ft? I meant 15,000 ft. Wouldn't want them to pass out due to lack of oxygen.)
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Canada will probably take back it's one terrorist- Omar Khadr. Regardless of how I feel about him and his family, it is the right thing to do.
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I figured this would happen. Its good to see.
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George K
Jan 25 2009, 11:32 AM
"France is pushing for European Union countries to take 60 of the detainees deemed innocent"

Of course.

They don't want the bad guys there.

Only the ones that are innocent.
This might seem like a hopelessly naive question, but if they're deemed innocent why is the US detaining them?
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Silly Brit, getting caught up in nuance.
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John D'Oh
Jan 25 2009, 01:08 PM
This might seem like a hopelessly naive question, but if they're deemed innocent why is the US detaining them?
Two possibilities you choose closest to the truth:

1) they are likely to be publically drawn and quartered if they are sent back to country of citizenship.

2) they stand to profit by either selling their stories or writing thier memoirs.

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Jan 25 2009, 01:40 PM
2) they stand to profit by either selling their stories or writing thier memoirs.

And thereby turning Gitmo into a really great reality TV venue - That's the American Dream, right there!
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Send em to that ranch in Crawford TX.
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Jan 25 2009, 05:49 PM
Send em to that ranch in Crawford TX.
Damn good thing that Bush doesn't live there anymore! :smokin:
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