Friday, January 02, 2009

Why is the USA dumping its responsibilites? "Not in My Backyard?"

Other terrorists, Abdel-Rahman and Moussaoui are incarcerated at Supermax in Florence, Colorado. Padilla is there. I don't see the issue, really.

"...UK pressure (click at title to article)
The US State Department has asked about 100 countries for help clearing Guantanamo Bay over a two-year period, The Australian newspaper reported.
Australia had rejected a similar request to resettle "a small group of detainees" in early 2008, Ms Gillard said, and would probably do so again.... "



Supermax or Security Housing Unit, has been described; "In 1996, a team from the United Nations assigned to investigate torture described SHU conditions as “inhuman and degrading.” (click here). It might be that the Gitmo detainees have more 'yard time' than they will ever receive at Supermax (click here).