Obama orders the release of 55 terrorists from Gitmo

I just GOOGLED and it said it was releasing the NAMES, nothing about releasing them to go freely.

Okay, I read some other articles, these prisoners will be released to other countries, nice try Sandy. Nice try.

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday made public the names of 55 Guantanamo prisoners who have been approved for transfer to the custody of other countries, releasing information sought by human rights organizations.

The announcement, which reverses a 2009 decision, was a surprise to organizations that had filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking the information.

“We did not expect this,” said Omar Farah, attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights. “This is an important development.”

Farah said the government’s action will be a boost for lawyers representing detainees at the U.S. military base in Cuba. “We can now advocate publicly for the release of our clients by name,” he said.

The government’s move has no immediate, practical effect on the inmates’ detention. Inclusion on the list does not mean that the U.S. has absolved them of any wrongdoing or that it believes they pose no threat, and there was no indication of when any might be sent elsewhere.

In 2009, Ambassador Daniel Fried, the Obama administration’s special envoy on detainee issues, argued then that it was necessary to keep the prisoners’ identities secret while the U.S. negotiated transfers to other countries.

“It is important for the U.S. government to have the latitude to approach potential destination countries in a discreet and confidential manner, in order to minimize the risk of undue publicity,” Fried said in a statement at the time.

But the government said in a court filing Friday that the successful transfers of other detainees no longer warranted such concerns. It noted that 40 detainees have been resettled in new countries and 28 were repatriated to their native countries since 2009.

ACLU lawyer Zachary Katznelson welcomed the naming of 55 prisoners approved for transfers, saying it could help speed up their release to another country. “Their lawyers can publicly push for their transfer,” he said.

But he urged the government to release the names of 31 other detainees also approved for transfer.

“Today’s release is a partial victory for transparency, and it should also be a spur to action,” he said. “These men have now spent three years in prison since our military and intelligence agencies all agreed they should be released.”

NAIJA- I think Usher would. Because he seem to be spiteful in MY OPINION.

Anna- Nope all individual

When the grandma said salami smokers. Me>>>

Razzle- She did The grandmother is a riot. Just imagine a modern day Archie Bunker.

These girls go to a school especially for teen moms. They get daycare and all that jazz. The lady was like if they can't make it here with all this support, they just can't make it in the real world. There was one girl who was getting her CNA while her HS diploma. She ended up being valedictorian. One girl was in the 9th grade, forgot how old she was. She wanted to get her GED but lost her ID.