This weekend, six Chinese Uighurs, arrested in 2001, were released from Guantanamo Bay. Their release had been delayed because they couldn’t return to China, since they would be prosecuted there as terrorists, but now they have been taken to the tropical island of Palau. This news reminds us of Obama’s promise to close the Cuban detention facility before January, which now seems quite unlikely to be kept, since the deadline gets closer and no significant difference has been made. Over the past eight months, only 26 detainees have been freed, and 215 remain.
"The detention facilities at Guantanamo for individuals covered by this order shall be closed as soon as practicable, and no later than 1 year from the date of this order"
(Obama; January 22, 2009).
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Washington Post - Six more released from Guantanamo Bay
