Six more Guantanamo inmates freed

[Jackeens]

Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau

Six Chinese Uighur inmates from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay have been transferred to the Pacific island nation of Palau, officials have said.

Lawyers for three of them said they had "arrived to freedom" early on Sunday.

Palau agreed in June to take up to a dozen Uighurs who were captured during the US-led war in Afghanistan but not later classified as "enemy combatants".

China wants them to be returned there, but the US says it cannot repatriate them due to the risk of mistreatment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8336343.stm

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I am glad to hear this...

This is how all of the detainees should be treated, if it's possible.

K&R

[firedupdem]

2. Rec'd! good news. n/t

[DesertFlower]

3. great news. nt

[grantcart]

4. quietly and patiently the President's policies are being implemented.

[Cha]

7. Yes, and it feels good to

be paying attention to see all this unfold.

[vaberella]

11. Yup and we have 3 more months before Gitmo goes down. n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. This is great news! (nt)

[jonnyblitz]

6. YAY. . good news. K & R. nt

[Stables2010]

8. Good, but I wish the president would free our troops and bring em home

[CTLawGuy]

9. That Obama

being like Bush again

:eyes:

[vaberella]

12. Ain't that the truth. n/t

[Jackeens]

14. ......

:rofl:

[vaberella]

10. Cheney would have recommended Bush send them back to China.

Thanks President O for doing the right thing.

[Kdillard]

13. Great news :)