Showing posts with label Guantanamo Bay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guantanamo Bay. Show all posts

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Was it worth it? These are the five Taliban detainees being released from Guantanamo in exchange for Bergdahl:

(From left to right) Mohammad Nabi Omari, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mullah Norullah Noori, Mullah Mohammad Fazl, and Khirullah Said Wali Khairkhwa. 
Congress was not notified.  Hagel defends decision not notifying Congress, saying Bowe Bergdahl's life was in jeopardy.
Asked if this type of swap might embolden other militants to take hostages, Hagel said that this operation was a prisoner exchange. And he said terrorist groups are already kidnapping young school girls, business people and other innocent people. 
Hagel declined to say whether he believes Bergdahl was attempting to desert the Army or go absent without leave when he walked away from his unit and disappeared nearly five years ago. 
"Our first priority is assuring his well-being and his health and getting him reunited with his family," Hagel said. "Other circumstances that may develop and questions -- those will be dealt with later."
Update:
Hagel is delusional if he thinks releasing these five will contribute to long term peace… 
Taliban joyous over Bergdahl swap (vow to get all their detainees released)
Candy Crowley asked if there was a conscious decision by the Administration to break the law…

Twitchy has this gem from Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's dad 
Smitty: The World's Youngest Blogger Finds The President's Credibility…

 Wombat Live at Five : Mixed reactions, Hagel defends, WH "doesn't give shit" why Bergdahl got captured…

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Mission Accomplished: Obama Adminsitration closing office tasked with closing Guantanamo Bay Terrorist Detention Center

Cuba Gate, Guantanamo Bay
Mission Accomplished?  I would have more respect for Obama if he just admitted this was a bad idea and that we are better off with Guantanamo Bay as a detention facility.