British diplomats to visit detainee at Guantanamo

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Source: Reuters

Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:38pm GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - British officials are en route to the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay to visit Binyam Mohamed, a British resident who has been held there for five years, the Foreign Office (FCO) said on Saturday.

"The visit will make preparations for his return, should the ongoing U.S. review into Guantanamo Bay detainees confirm a decision to release him," an FCO statement said.

"The team includes a doctor, who would take part in any return, so that he may assess Mr Mohamed's condition himself and report back."

Mohamed has been on hunger strike since early January, according to his U.S. military lawyer. He has lost so much weight that his health is at risk and he is being force fed, Lieutenant-Colonel Yvonne Bradley said on Wednesday ...

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE51D1LO20090214

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1. Obama, POTUS

"Change we can believe in."

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2. What makes these Brits think they will get access to Mohamed?

The Red Cross was given only limited access....how much more embarrassing for the USA if the British politicos see and tell what they see in their perfect queens English. This could be a watershed moment for the whole Gitmo operation. Or not.