Montana mayor says his town will take 100 Gitmo prisoners

[sabra]

Source: PWW

Dick Cheney is slamming the Obama administration for its plan to close the notorious Guantanamo military prison. Cheney claimed this week that he didn’t “know a single congressional district in this country that is going to say, gee, great, they’re sending us 20 Al Qaida terrorists.” But Ron Adams, mayor of Hardin, Mont., told the World that his town is requesting that 100 Gitmo detainees be sent there, where they could be held in the empty local prison and then get “fair trials like everyone is entitled to.”

Earlier this month, under the radar of most of the nation’s media, Hardin’s town council voted unanimously to request that the U.S. government send the detainees there.

The detainees “have to go somewhere,” Adams said, and “although I don’t have the power to make the final decision, we have the room and the facilities here to house them.”

Asked whether people in his town had concerns about taking in people whom Cheney and Bush have repeatedly described as “dangerous” and “the worst of the worst,” the mayor replied:

“First of all, there are lots of tough criminals in America who have committed horrible crimes and we have them housed in towns all across this country. With all those feds that will come in here along with the Guantanamo detainees, we’ll have a lot more law enforcement around here than we have now. We need everything we can get, what with the high cost of law enforcement these days.”

He noted that Hardin, “like other towns, is hard hit by the economic crisis. People don’t want to hear scare stories about how dangerous the terrorists are. They’ve heard all that and they know all that. What we need is some help to get us through these hard times and we believe that there will be at least 100 new jobs created if they come here. This would be a boost to any small town suffering in this economy.”

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[eleny]

1. Republicans just don't want Americans to have jobs

[Captain Hilts]

2. And DiFi said Calif. would take some too. Bring 'em back to the states. nt

[Mz Pip]

11. Stick a few of them in with

Charles Manson. We've got some folks sitting in San Quentin who would scare the shit out of most of these Gitmo prisoners.

[joshcryer]

17. LOL, Charles Manson is a "born again Christian." That wouldn't go over well.

[SCantiGOP]

22. but..

she then turned around and voted to remove the funding that would allow the closing to occur.

[pinto]

3. Smart guy. Jobs.

:thumbsup:

[FSogol]

4. A wise Mayor. n/t

[D-Lee]

12. Whole City Council sounds pretty clever!

Americans can be truly wonderful. I loved this story ...

[Seedersandleechers]

5. So that settles it right?

The senate Dems can vote to close Gitmo.:shrug:

[Muttocracy]

6. I heard that guy on the radio one night - Alan Colmes show maybe?

Barasso or whatever his name admitted this place existed but mocked them and said the MT Congressional delegation is against it. And the people of MT! and WY!

I hope it works out for the folks in MT.

[Matariki]

7. 'then get “fair trials like everyone is entitled to.”'

BRAVO Mayor Adams!

[Politicalboi]

8. That would be great

And the jobs it would provide, and all the news crews filling their hotels.

[kestrel91316]

9. The news media has made it sound like they are going to open the

gates of Gitmo and turn the detainees loose on the streets of America. No wonder Americans don't want them. The truth of the matter is that they will be in a prison and on trial, and those are things we do every day with people far worse than any pitiful Al Qaeda wannabes.

Good for Mayor Adams and the people of Hardin. They've got gumption.

[jsamuel]

10. so, how many more towns do we need? 4 or 5? 20?

[bmbmd]

13. Stick 'em on the old Glasgow Air Force Base.

Scads of deserted buildings, and no place to escape "to". Freeze your arse off in that country.

[Twinguard]

14. I concur.

Hardin, MT is a great place for the detainees.

[question everything]

15. But.. but...

Baucus said: "I understand the need to create jobs, but we're not going to bring al-Qaeda to Big Sky Country--no way, not on my watch."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5687678

[mopinko]

16. i want them in chicago. my neighborhood has an agency that specializes

in the treatment of victims of torture. they would also find a lot of "home" here. lots of folks from that part of the world. restaurants and grocery stores.
we have quite a few somalian child soldiers here now. we have very big hearts and open arms here. send the here.

[Gregorian]

18. But we're all suppose do be afraid! They're terraists! Bobby Jindal is going to be furious!

We're at war! They have brown skin! We need to nuke Iran!

It's so good to see that not everyone in this country is playing the same music. Common sense and judgment, instead of knee jerk partisan talking points.

Jon Stewart did a fantastic segment on this the other night. We've got real criminals in our prisons here. We can handle a few people without any trouble, despite the republican cries.

[Soylent Brice]

19. that guy is AWESOME.

K&R

way to step up!

[Canuckistanian]

20. But... aren't they afraid?

Those detainees are the most dangerous human beings ever to inhabit the planet! Even Harry Reid is afraid of them!

[Wednesdays]

21. K&R

:kick: