Gitmo

[syscom3]

I saw this on another web site I frequent. Any comments from the European visitors here?

BERLIN, June 29 -- In Europe, where the Bush administration has taken a diplomatic beating over its prison at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday was received with cheers and fueled hopes that the detention center's days are numbered.

At the same time, European leaders acknowledged that the court's decision would also increase pressure on their own governments to help their U.S. ally find a solution to an increasingly thorny problem: what to do with the prisoners who are no longer considered a threat but effectively have nowhere to go.

Although a long list of European lawmakers and human rights groups have demanded that the U.S. government shut down the Guantanamo prison as soon as possible, three European countries -- Britain, Bosnia and Germany -- have balked at requests to accept citizens or former residents who are stuck in Cuba, even though there is evidence they do not pose a security risk.

The State Department struggled for almost two years to find a place to resettle ethnic Uighur Muslims held at Guantanamo, after determining that they could be unfairly prosecuted in their native China. Last month, five Uighurs were sent to the Balkan nation of Albania, after most other European nations had rejected the U.S. request for help.

[Tiger]

They must have done something to be in there in the first place, so they may no currently be a threat but after coming out of there they could become a threat.

I don't want people from the youth detension centre in Bristol being released into Britian, let alone some dubious character from one of the most highly guarded detention centres in the world!

[plan_D]

Good point, Tiger. Most of those that have been held in Cuba will be baring a grudge, and will probably become a threat soon after release. I find it illogical that the camp is closing anyway. An isolated, heavily guarded, camp is perfect to keep the most dangerous suspects in the war on terror.
If anywhere in Europe accepts these prisoners, they'll end up in Britain somehow. So, I'm not happy about this. Europe should turn their back on them, and the U.S should ship them back to their country of origin.

[FLYBOYJ]

Originally Posted by plan_D

the U.S should ship them back to their country of origin.

Yep, send them back in C-130s and on the way there push them overboard!!!

[plan_D]

Put them all on an old decomissioned ship ... and 'mistakenly' have the USAF use it for target practice in the Atlantic.

[FLYBOYJ]

Originally Posted by plan_D

Put them all on an old decomissioned ship ... and 'mistakenly' have the USAF use it for target practice in the Atlantic.

[syscom3]

I say forced repatriation to their countries of origion.

Let the civil liberties people understand that this is not a legal exersize. But warfare.

"be carefull for what you wish for"

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I believe they should be forced repatriated as well. I do not want these bastards coming to the US, England, Germany or where else. They are bastards and deserve to be in Gitmo for all I care!

Send them to France!

[Erich]

actually sending them to the moon with the higher eschelon of politicians is good in my book. Dig your own toilets you Bastards

let freedom reign

[evangilder]

Here here, Erich!