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Gitmo Prisoners Transferred Sans British Approval

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Posted on Jun 12, 2009
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From Guantanamo Bay to Heaven on Earth: An aerial view of the island of Palau, where 13 Uighur prisoners have been transferred.

An embarrassed London is reviewing the legal basis of its relations with Bermuda following the transfer of four Guantanamo prisoners—a group of Chinese Muslims known as Uighurs—to Britain’s paradisiacal overseas territory. The men have been sent there as foreign guest workers, but apparently British officials never got the memo.

The Guardian:

Britain is to review the legal basis of its relations with Bermuda following a transatlantic row over the resettlement of Guantánamo detainees on the Caribbean island.

The US transfer to Bermuda of four Chinese Muslims, known as Uighurs, represents an acute embarrassment for the British government, which is supposed to oversee the foreign and security policy of the British overseas territory.

In angry telephone exchanges with Bermuda’s prime minister, Ewart Brown, UK officials have contested his right to negotiate the transfer of the four Uighurs from US custody without consulting Britain.

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Also check out how the Chinese are reacting to news that 13 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo have been resettled on Palau, and how islanders there feel about their new neighbors:

AP:

They came from a land of scorching deserts, snowcapped mountains, camels and mosques. Now after several miserable years imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay, 13 Muslims from China will try to resettle on the tiny Pacific nation of Palau — a land of lush beach resorts.

Some residents said Friday they are afraid of the former prisoners, while others worried they won’t adjust to life here.

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By Sepharad, June 14 at 2:45 am #

Most of our international allies have been criticizing the existence of Gitmo for a very long time. Now that the Obama administration is trying to close the place, no one is happy with the dispersal of the dangerous inmates who just weeks ago were being portrayed at persecuted innocents.

PSmith, I must have missed Obama kicking Brown. Why?

Oh—Basil Fawlty is one of my favorite characters. Maybe doing a Basil Fawlty in public would actually reboot his career.

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By MvGuy, June 13 at 8:33 pm #
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I’m in agreement with PSMITH for the most part….

And..let me add my disdain & outright contempt of

those with blood of Afghan children on their hands

The Afghans will NEVER forgive the British this..

It’s the THIRD time that they are there killing

Afghans. A sort of thing that makes me yearn

for the day when outraged and wronged peoples be

able to avenge themselves on the far away empires

that MURDER their citizens with small kiloton

disruption…..  The world will become

a far politer planet…..

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By PSmith, June 13 at 5:44 am #

GORDON GETS A GOOD THRASHING

Poor old Gordon Brown. Hanging on to power as British Prime Minister by his fingernails. His own party Labour Party full of those plotting against him. And now the master holding his leash has just given him a good kicking. Gordon Brown—and Britain’s—status as the US’s lapdog has been downgraded to the US’s animal football. Call the RSPCA.

What did Gordon do to deserve this treatment? Only bend over backwards to enable Cheney’s war crimes and enabling lies for the last eight years. Along with Tony Blair.

Perhaps Obama, who cannot openly take out his—or the US’s people’s—spleen on the Neocons at home, who are now backing him while he continues their wars and policies, is showing that he is human after all. And kicking Gordon makes him feel better. Particularly when he is already down and on the way out. Politics certainly is a dirty game. Jackals have more solidarity.

Pity the US people could care less. But some of us enjoy it. Though we would pay serious money if were ‘our Tony’ instead.

On top of this ignominy, French President Sarkozy—Neocon stooge and US poodle—has replaced the UK as the US’s favourite European lapdog. C’est la guerre.

All in all, Gordon was looking a bit stressed at the D-Day ‘celebrations’—wake, more like—Let’s hope that he doesn’t do a Basil Fawlty. At least not in public. Then it really will be all over for his political career.

Basil Fawlty - ‘A Damn Good Thrashing’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmQMYMcY6nI

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