US confirms six Guantanamo prisoners will be transferred to Uruguay

Friday, July 18th 2014 - 07:32 UTC

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President Barack Obama's administration has discretely notified Congress of its intention to transfer to Uruguay six prisoners from the U.S. base in Guantanamo, Cuba, according to the State Department. Read full article

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ChrisR
The children and their 2minders” are victims of a conflict in which they had no part and we should all welcome them.

The other six are the diametric opposite and should not be here at all. I imagine they all have their Uruguayo passports waiting for them: let us hope they use them.
Jul 18th, 2014 - 12:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Bisley
This sounds about right from Obama; he wants to empty the Guantanamo prison and close it, and he doesn't care how, or where the terrorists go. One would have to assume that Mujica was bribed to take them, and they will soon be released, and go back to their profession.
Jul 19th, 2014 - 12:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
I am not comfortable with this at all. How long before they slip out of the country? How much will it cost to watch them constantly? If the US has to spend more money on monitoring them so far away, are they not achieving part of their aim of harming America?
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