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| − | Thirteen Uighurs have been captured by U.S. forces in [[Afghanistan]] and are imprisoned in the U.S. military installation of [[Cuba]], referred to as Gitmo. Recently, a federal judge has ordered the release of these terrorists by claiming enemy combatants deserve the right 'not' to be held indefinitely. Championed by the liberal [[ACLU]] and other human rights groups, these terrorists are to be released into [[America]]. They will not be sent back to China for fear of persecution, even though China has demanded their return. | + | Thirteen Uighurs were captured by U.S. forces in [[Afghanistan]] and are imprisoned in the U.S. military installation of [[Cuba]], referred to as Gitmo. After the Bush administration had conceded that the Uighurs could not be considered enemy combatants, a federal judge ordered the release of these prisoners in October 7, 2008.<ref>http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/federal-judge-orders-uighurs-in-us-by-friday/</ref> In his oral ruling, the judge noted the government's admission that the Uighurs "were not waging war on the United States, have never waged war on the United States, were not training to wage war on the United States, and to date, I believe the Government has conceded that these people are not a security risk or a danger to the United States." <ref>http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/urbina-transcript-10-7-08.pdf</ref> |
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| | *“The Obama administration is preparing to free into the United States Chinese Muslims being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the first release of any of the detainees into this country, according to current and former U.S. officials.” – Chicago Tribune | | *“The Obama administration is preparing to free into the United States Chinese Muslims being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the first release of any of the detainees into this country, according to current and former U.S. officials.” – Chicago Tribune |
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| | *“Officials have not said where in the United States they (Uighurs) might live. But many Uighur immigrants from China live in Washington's Virginia suburbs, and advocates have urged that the detainees be resettled near people who speak their language and are familiar with their customs.” – Los Angeles Times | | *“Officials have not said where in the United States they (Uighurs) might live. But many Uighur immigrants from China live in Washington's Virginia suburbs, and advocates have urged that the detainees be resettled near people who speak their language and are familiar with their customs.” – Los Angeles Times |
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| − | Four Uighurs inmates have been transferred to [[Bermuda]]. They are the same men that [[Canada]] and [[Germany]] refused to take because of the national security risk they posed. It has been reported that the future transfer of 13 Uighurs to the island of Palau will cost the U.S. up to $200 million. | + | After the ruling, the question became where they would be released, as they feared retaliation by the Chinese government, and a US Appeals Court ruling determined that the judiciary had no authority to release the prisoners onto American soil. |
| | + | Four inmates have been transferred to [[Bermuda]]. The rest have been sent to the island of [[Palau]].<ref>http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1683165</ref> |
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| | ==Bibliography== | | ==Bibliography== |