Keeping with our government's transparency they have apparently not told the counsel for the men so we do not know which two of the seven Algerian men are going home. My client is one of the seven and as I am so fond of quoting Studs Terkel's favorite line "hope dies last".... I will hope- but I am not optimistic.
Statement
by the Press Secretary on Guantanamo Bay
As the President has said, the
United States remains determined to close the detention facility at Guantanamo
Bay. In support of those efforts, today the Department of Defense
certified to Congress its intent to repatriate an additional two detainees to
Algeria. We are taking this step in consultation with the Congress, and
in a responsible manner that protects our national security.
We continue to call on Congress to
join us in supporting these efforts by lifting the current restrictions that
significantly limit our ability to transfer detainees out of Guantanamo, even
those who have been approved for transfer.
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I attended the senate hearing on Guantanamo last Wednesday, July 24. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) --one of two Congressmen invited to speak-- made the following edifying statements:
"There are no human rights violations occurring at Guantanamo Bay."
The hunger strike currently in progress is "a political stunt orchestrated or encouraged at least in part by counsel for the detainees."
There is "no question of the constitutionality of Guantanamo."
Now I know what's wrong with Kansas!
...and most of the rest of this country!
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