America is putting increasing pressure on Britain and other European countries to take in dozens of Guantánamo detainees so that Barack Obama can close down the infamous prison camp.
The issue threatens to be an early test of relations with the President-elect, who has stated that shutting Guantánamo will be one of the top priorities for his incoming administration.
More than a fifth of the 250 remaining Guantánamo inmates are Chinese, Libyan, Russian, Tunisian or Uzbek nationals who might face persecution or death if they are sent back home. Albania has taken in a handful of Uighurs, who are part of an Islamic separatist movement in a remote western region of China, and Portugal said this week that it was ready to provide a home for others. Luis Amado, the Foreign Minister, said: “The time has come for the European Union to step forward.”
President-elect had been “getting ready to do some quite robust arm-twisting in European capitals”.SOURCE: TIMESONLINE
How does the people in Britain and other European countries feel about Obama robust arm-twisting?
Tags: State Department , President Bush , Guantánamo , Mr Obama’s transition team , European capitals , Commonwealth Office , Binyam Mohammed , Shaker Aamer , UK , dangerous detainees
Wind farms! Wind farms are the key here. Put all the captured terrorists to work on the huge new wind farms. They can pick up all the dead birds and put ‘em in sacks.
Or light bulbs! Traveling crews of Uzbeks, changing thousands of light bulbs every day, all over the country.
Yes we can!
Change we can really count on! And the Brits can count on it to!
Yes, by all means….
Find out how the European people “does” feel about this.
And find out if they can recommend a grammar tutor for you.