Tuesday, January 3, 2017

President-Elect Trump Warns The White House That They Should Not Release Any More Guantanamo Detainees


Daily Mail: Trump blasts Obama's release of 'extremely dangerous' Guantanamo prisoners as outgoing president plans to free 18 more before leaving office

* 'There should be no further releases from Gitmo,' Trump tweeted, referring to the island detention facility by its nickname
* He added: 'These are extremely dangerous people and should not be allowed back onto the battlefield'
* Obama is said to have notified Congress that he intends to release 18 more Guantanamo Bay inmates – nearly one-third of the remaining total
* Nations including Italy, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are set to take them
* Obama vowed in 2008 to close Gitmo but he hasn't been able to follow through

President-elect Donald Trump left no doubt on Tuesday where he stands on President Barack Obama's nine-year-old pledge to shutter the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

'There should be no further releases from Gitmo,' Trump tweeted, referring to the island detention facility by its nickname.

'These are extremely dangerous people and should not be allowed back onto the battlefield.'

Gitmo is home to a dwindling number of terror suspects, most of whom have been deemed too great a risk to relocate to other countries.

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WNU Editor: It looks like the President-elect was responding to this .... White House says expects Guantanamo transfers announced before Jan. 20 (Reuters).

Update: The White House is not interested in what President-Elect Trump wants .... White House ignores Trump's Gitmo warning (AFP).

More News On President-Elect Trump Warning The White House That They Should Not Release Any More Guantanamo Detainees

Trump sounds off on Gitmo: 'There should be no further releases' -- Politico
Trump warns Obama against more Guantanamo releases -- Washington Times
Trump Says Obama Administration Should Stop Guantanamo Releases -- Bloomberg
Obama to transfer more Gitmo detainees despite Trump's objection -- CNN
Donald Trump says 'no further' releases from Guantanamo Bay -- International Business Times

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