Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? - The Firearms Forum

Marlin T · 09-24-2009, 11:06 PM

Well today he says that he has the authority to hold them indefinitely; at Gitmo.

Obama Will Not Seek New Legislation on Holding Guantanamo Detainees

By VOA News
24 September 2009
Reports in U.S. newspapers say the Obama administration has decided against establishing a new system of preventative detention for terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The Washington Post and The New York Times quote administration officials as saying they have decided they do not need additional permission from Congress to continue holding detainees at the facility.
The Justice Department said it already has the authority to hold the detainees indefinitely under a 2001 congressional resolution that allows the president to use force against al-Qaida and the Taliban.
There are currently more than 200 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, including suspects in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Many have filed suit challenging their detention without trial.
The Justice Department says its position is consistent with what the administration has said before on the issue.
Justice officials informed human rights groups of the position at a meeting last week.
The Washington Post quotes the senior legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, Christopher Anders, as welcoming the decision because it avoids what he describes as a "chaotic debate" that he says would have put U.S. detention policy even further outside the rule of law.
President Barack Obama has said he wants to close the Guantanamo facility by January 2010, but a decision has not been made on where to send the remaining detainees.

Kieran McCaig · 09-24-2009, 11:08 PM

Send them all to Hell.that's where to send them.

armedandsafe · 09-25-2009, 12:17 AM

I can think of several people who have indicated that these are really quite nice fellows and shoud be turned loose. So, let's just give each of those people one of the detainees. And hold them responsible for any damage said released detainee causes after that.

Pops

cycloneman · 09-25-2009, 12:41 AM

I think we should take these detainees and shakel a live hog to each of them.

OBrien · 09-25-2009, 01:14 AM

I say we use them as training tools for the military. And this is what happens when you use the .50cal on someone at close range.

40CalJoe · 09-25-2009, 10:22 AM

No other country would take them. I guess that is proof this man has no clue. He speaks before he gives much thought to what he says. You can get away with that crap when you are a "community organizer" and no one calls you on stuff.

ARB · 09-25-2009, 02:11 PM

I think he misunderstood what, "...The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,.." was meant to imply.

Bobitis · 09-25-2009, 02:36 PM

C'Mon peeps. We knew this would happen.

The POTUS has:

No character
No class
No experience
No transparancy
No birth certificate
No understanding
No care for the peolpes rights
No regard for the constitution (yet he's a scholor of it)
No respect for our nations history
No clue in foreign matters
No idea of diplomacy
No concept of economics
No understanding of what's at stake
Not even common sense.

Someone please tell me what he has to offer.
Hope is purely conceptual. That hasn't worked.
Change is the only thing he's been able to live up to.

Change that will destroy our nation.

Wait....
He does have Michelle.

The 1st lady has:
See above...

miker22 · 09-25-2009, 08:32 PM

Feed them to the sharks.

Would that make them "unclean"?

bcj1755 · 09-25-2009, 08:46 PM

Didn't Barry get on TV a few months ago and say that he might not be able to close Gitmo within a year because "Bush lied to him about how serious the problem was" or some BS like that?

The Barry Hussein leadership training course....blame Bush

obxned · 09-26-2009, 08:20 AM

Barry lied to us? Gee, I'm so shocked.

SpazFreak1911 · 09-26-2009, 12:49 PM

Most of the people in Gitmo are being held with out any cases against em, but who knows

satellite66 · 09-26-2009, 02:21 PM

Obama does not give a damn about Gitmo one way or the other. He only used it for his campaign to pander to the pantie waist libs. The dems knew all about it and approved.

Terry_P · 09-26-2009, 06:28 PM

Dress them in military uniforms and release them in Cuba, give Castro a heads up that another Bay of Pigs is taking place. Problem solved.

RunningOnMT · 09-26-2009, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kieran McCaig

Send them all to Hell.that's where to send them.

Better yet, let Obama take them there.

Kieran McCaig · 09-26-2009, 11:41 PM

Obama wants them on a nice sandy beach having cocktails with their friends,I want them to suffer a painfull death and see my friends come home.when one side don't play by the rules the rules get thrown out the window.

GMFWoodchuck · 09-28-2009, 10:16 AM

Lying as usual.

09-24-2009, 11:06 PM	#1
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Well today he says that he has the authority to hold them indefinitely; at Gitmo. Obama Will Not Seek New Legislation on Holding Guantanamo Detainees By VOA News 24 September 2009 Reports in U.S. newspapers say the Obama administration has decided against establishing a new system of preventative detention for terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Washington Post and The New York Times quote administration officials as saying they have decided they do not need additional permission from Congress to continue holding detainees at the facility. The Justice Department said it already has the authority to hold the detainees indefinitely under a 2001 congressional resolution that allows the president to use force against al-Qaida and the Taliban. There are currently more than 200 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, including suspects in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Many have filed suit challenging their detention without trial. The Justice Department says its position is consistent with what the administration has said before on the issue. Justice officials informed human rights groups of the position at a meeting last week. The Washington Post quotes the senior legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, Christopher Anders, as welcoming the decision because it avoids what he describes as a "chaotic debate" that he says would have put U.S. detention policy even further outside the rule of law. President Barack Obama has said he wants to close the Guantanamo facility by January 2010, but a decision has not been made on where to send the remaining detainees. __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<< -->

09-24-2009, 11:08 PM	#2
Kieran McCaig Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: canada Posts: 1,469	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Send them all to Hell.that's where to send them.

09-25-2009, 12:17 AM	#3
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? I can think of several people who have indicated that these are really quite nice fellows and shoud be turned loose. So, let's just give each of those people one of the detainees. And hold them responsible for any damage said released detainee causes after that. Pops

09-25-2009, 12:41 AM	#4
cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,437	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? I think we should take these detainees and shakel a live hog to each of them. __________________ Who are you going to serve today?

09-25-2009, 01:14 AM	#5
OBrien Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bangor Maine Posts: 554	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? I say we use them as training tools for the military. And this is what happens when you use the .50cal on someone at close range.

09-25-2009, 10:22 AM	#6
40CalJoe V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: In the middle Posts: 421	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? No other country would take them. I guess that is proof this man has no clue. He speaks before he gives much thought to what he says. You can get away with that crap when you are a "community organizer" and no one calls you on stuff. __________________ *I will give hussein obama exactly the same respect liberals gave George W Bush: NONE.*

09-25-2009, 02:11 PM	#7
ARB Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mid Missouri Posts: 1,184	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? I think he misunderstood what, "...The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,.." was meant to imply.

09-25-2009, 02:36 PM	#8
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? C'Mon peeps. We knew this would happen. The POTUS has: No character No class No experience No transparancy No birth certificate No understanding No care for the peolpes rights No regard for the constitution (yet he's a scholor of it) No respect for our nations history No clue in foreign matters No idea of diplomacy No concept of economics No understanding of what's at stake Not even common sense. Someone please tell me what he has to offer. Hope is purely conceptual. That hasn't worked. Change is the only thing he's been able to live up to. Change that will destroy our nation. Wait.... He does have Michelle. The 1st lady has: See above... __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

09-25-2009, 08:32 PM	#9
miker22 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 22	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Feed them to the sharks. Would that make them "unclean"?

09-25-2009, 08:46 PM	#10
bcj1755 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: A wretched hive of scum and villiany Posts: 4,357	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Didn't Barry get on TV a few months ago and say that he might not be able to close Gitmo within a year because "Bush lied to him about how serious the problem was" or some BS like that? The Barry Hussein leadership training course....blame Bush __________________ History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue on forever. Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - Cicero If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. - Samuel Adams

09-26-2009, 08:20 AM	#11
obxned Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,342	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Barry lied to us? Gee, I'm so shocked. __________________ Proud member of a North Carolina Committee of Safety "If we loose Freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the Last Stand on Earth!" Ronald Reagan

09-26-2009, 12:49 PM	#12
SpazFreak1911 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New york city Posts: 357	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Most of the people in Gitmo are being held with out any cases against em, but who knows

09-26-2009, 02:21 PM	#13
satellite66 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,068	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Obama does not give a damn about Gitmo one way or the other. He only used it for his campaign to pander to the pantie waist libs. The dems knew all about it and approved. __________________ “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson. "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." - Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948

09-26-2009, 06:28 PM	#14
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Dress them in military uniforms and release them in Cuba, give Castro a heads up that another Bay of Pigs is taking place. Problem solved. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle

09-26-2009, 11:41 PM	#16
Kieran McCaig Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: canada Posts: 1,469	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Obama wants them on a nice sandy beach having cocktails with their friends,I want them to suffer a painfull death and see my friends come home.when one side don't play by the rules the rules get thrown out the window.

09-28-2009, 10:16 AM	#17
GMFWoodchuck Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 1,369	Re: Didn't Obomba say he was closing Gitmo? Lying as usual.