Al Jazeera and Fox News (Tor-friendly archived copy) report that fifteen captives have been released from the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba. The prisoners, who were captured in Afghanistan and Yemen, are being transferred to the United Arab Emirates for settlement.
There remain 61 prisoners at the camp, of whom at least 19 have been cleared for release.
(Score: 2) by Jiro on Thursday August 18 2016, @10:03PM
So tell me why Obama can't fix any of those things?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday August 18 2016, @11:52PM
A combination of two things, I think. Republicans will be outraged if those prisoners are brought to the US, or if they are freed. That outrage will be translated into lost power for the democrats.
That, and Obama has no stomach for the fight.