(Gitmo) Detainee Transfer Announced

[sabra]

Source: DOD

The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of six detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Five detainees were transferred to Afghanistan, and one was transferred to Bahrain. These detainees were determined to be eligible for transfer following a comprehensive series of review processes conducted at Guantanamo Bay.

Approximately 80 detainees remain at Guantanamo who the U.S. government has determined eligible for transfer or release. Departure of these remaining detainees is subject to ongoing discussions between the United States and other nations.

Read more: http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11219

[UKProPeace]

1. Interesting thanks for posting eom

Edited as I misread part of the article. Still, an interesting report, thanks again.

[seafan]

2. Add these to the 16 sent to Saudi Arabia July 15-16, 2007

16 Guantánamo captives off to Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2007


Sounds like Bush is trying to hide witnesses and evidence of his war crimes.

[Eugene]

3. One British resident cleared to leave Guantanamo

Source: Reuters

One British resident cleared to leave Guantanamo
09 Aug 2007 19:47:29 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Jane Sutton

MIAMI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - One of the five British
residents London wants freed from the Guantanamo
prison camp has already been cleared for release but
will not be sent to his native land because of fears
he would be abused there, a Pentagon official said
on Thursday.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband sent a formal
request to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
on Tuesday for the release of five Guantanamo
captives who had legally resided in Britain before
their detention but are not British citizens.

Sandy Hodgkinson, U.S. deputy assistant secretary
of defense for detainee affairs, said a military panel
that functions as Guantanamo's parole board had
already cleared one of the five for transfer to his
homeland.

She did not identify him or his native country but said
the United States could not send him home because it
lacked credible assurances from his government that
he would not be mistreated.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N89203793.htm

[bamacrat]

4. I seriously thought this was going to say Don Siegelman goes to Gitmo.