Former Vice resident Dick Cheney talks about the Guantanamo Bay prisoners and how 14% of those who have been released after trial have gotten back to the “jihad business”. Cheney adds that some of the men who are still currently held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility are some of the most dangerous men for the U.S as they would do anything to kill Americans. (1:03)
By Celia Canon- Talk Radio News Service
It was a day of confrontation for Senate Republicans today as more members of the GOP decided not to back President Obama on his decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently returned from a visit to the Cuba-based facility.
Both agreed that the detention center is the best solution for the allocation of the Guantanamo prisoners, at least for the moment.
“It is a remarkable facility, it really seems to be the perfect facility for these detainees,” Barrasso said. “The facility that they have there is remarkably equipped, it is safe, it is secure, there has been no escape from that area and the treatment these detainees are receiving was surprising to me because it is so good.”
In terms of Human Rights, Barrasso argued that the medical treatment in the prison is “Health care at the level that you’d want for the people of this country.”
Calling to all Republicans, Brownback said “ I think it’s important for us to send a signal and hopeful that we get an affirmative vote in the Senate not to have detainees to the U.S. and I think we should have that vote and do it on the supplemental this week.”
Additionally, Barrasso warned that “I would challenge the President to go to Guantanamo Bay. Look at this facility before you make your final decisions and determinations, I think you should take a look at this
facility.”
“When you say I want to close it if you choose to still do that, I recommend that you have a specific plan before coming to the senate and this specific plan should say what you want to do with the detainees, but it shouldn’t be bring them to the U.S.,”said Barrosso in his message to President Obama.
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) describes his experience as he visited the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Barrasso insists that not only are the living conditions in the prison comfortable but also that the treatment of the prisoners, included health care, is excellent. (0:35)
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) applauds President Obama’s decision to withhold the photographs of American mistreatment of prisoners. McCain feels that the release of these photographs could endanger the lives of American soldiers, which is the main goal of the American Government. (0:32)
By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service
This was a point raised today by the former United Kingdom Secretary of Defense, Rt. Hon Des Browne Mp, in a discussion on “Transatlantic Security Post-Bush,” at the Center for American Progress. Mr Browne talked about the need for other European countries to take Guantanamo prisoners.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today about how the Bush Administration’s railed detainee policies have hurt the fight against terrorism. The witnesses discussed the lower credibility of the United States’ action in Guantanamo Bay from a legal perspective. (more…)
