Comments on: Palau Takes Uighur Detainees

By: An Interested Party

An Interested Party — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:22:11 +0000

It's amazing how fear adversely affects some people...

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:07:03 +0000

And not popular in the 100 countries that refused to take them either.

By: Phil Smith

Phil Smith — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:36:35 +0000

I hereby nominate Alex to keep track of this story.

By: Stormy Dragon

Stormy Dragon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:05:01 +0000

The Obama administration doesn't appear to think they're safe either

No, he just thinks they're unpopular, and like most politicians isn't going to risk reelection on something as trivial as morality.

By: sam

sam — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:16:55 +0000

I suppose there are worse fates than being exiled to a tropical paradise.

Well, I suppose they could put them all on Peleliu. That might satisfy some folks.

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:55:45 +0000

They were always free to be returned to their home country, but understandably did not want to.

By: An Interested Party

An Interested Party — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:44:17 +0000

What do you suggest we do, then, shoot them into space?

Oh, you're being too charitable...I'm sure some people would suggest that we just shoot them...

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:22:05 +0000

suppose there are worse fates than being exiled to a tropical paradise

I'm sure the lucky inhabitants at the Club Med on Devil's Island thought so.

By: ck

ck — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:51:24 +0000

I hope they get themselves a well-trained army before a boatload of militant Muslims attempts a rescue mission.

So, the claim is that it isn't safe to let these people into the U.S., nor is it safe for any other country to take them, either. What do you suggest we do, then, shoot them into space?

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:43:48 +0000

The Obama administration doesn't appear to think they're safe either, having named Abdul Haq, the guy running the training camp for Uighurs at Tora Bora as a designated terrorist. At least ten of the detainees admitted ties to Haq.

By: PD Shaw

PD Shaw — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:24:00 +0000

Our long national nightmare is over.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:19:51 +0000

This is another example of B. Hussein selling out our national security to gain points with his moselm allies.

The Uighars were responsible for 9-11 and represent an existential threat to the homeland.

We damn better hope these guys don't get out of Palau--otherwise we'll all be speaking Uyghur before too long.

The combination of the fact that these 17 guys are sophisticated terrorists and that B. Hussein is intent on destroying our military gives these guys an opening to destroy our country.

This seems to be exactly what Hussein wants to do.

By: markm

markm — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:18:20 +0000

I hope they get themselves a well-trained army before a boatload of militant Muslims attempts a rescue mission.

That's my first thought...being the Phillipines (or part of the chain) is a hot bed. Seems like it would be easy pickin's.

You do realize, don't you, that these are a group of people that only Newt Gingrich thinks are dangerous, right?

So does Jim Webb, Jim Moran, Frank Wolf, Robert McDonnell as well as other off the record lawmakers. So almost only.

By: Alex Knapp

Alex Knapp — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:33:24 +0000

I hope they get themselves a well-trained army before a boatload of militant Muslims attempts a rescue mission.

You do realize, don't you, that these are a group of people that only Newt Gingrich thinks are dangerous, right?

I'm glad these people are going to be able to find a home that isn't a prison.

By: Maggie Mama

Maggie Mama — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:18:26 +0000

Obama is giving Palau 200 million dollars to perform this "service". I hope they get themselves a well-trained army before a boatload of militant Muslims attempts a rescue mission.