The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to accept 17 Chinese Muslims, members of an ethnic group known as Uighurs, who are being held at Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. may reportedly give Palau up to $200 million dollars in exchange for accepting the detainees.
All Posts Tagged With: "Guantanamo Bay"
Blogwatch
June 10, 2009
Pacific island set to accept Gitmo’s Chinese Muslims
Interview (video)
June 9, 2009
Guantanamo detainee sent to U.S. to stand trial
Ahmed Ghailani, a detainee from Guantanamo Bay, arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday and was brought to a federal prison in New York to stand trial. Victoria Toensing, a former deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, discusses the future of Guantanamo.
Perspectives
January 26, 2009
E.U. splits on the future of Guantánamo’s prisoners
A Worldfocus contributing blogger discusses why few members of the European Union are eager to accomodate roughly 245 detainees from the prison at Guantánamo Bay, though they expressed support for Barack Obama's decision to close the U.S. facility.
Video
December 23, 2008
Obama’s role in prosecuting Guantánamo’s prisoners
Sarah Mendelson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the likelihood that Europe will resettle detainees from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo.
Perspectives
December 23, 2008
Europe considers resettling Guantánamo detainees
A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about Europe’s willingness to consider resettling detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo.
Blogwatch / Video
October 21, 2008
Guantánamo Bay prison to remain open
The Bush administration announced that it will not close the prison at Guantánamo Bay and has not examined proposals for transferring the detainees elsewhere.
