¶ Bargaining to empty the Guantánamo Bay prison: When American diplomats pressed other countries to resettle detainees, they became reluctant players in a State Department version of “Let’s Make a Deal.” Slovenia was told to take a prisoner if it wanted to meet with President Obama, while the island nation of Kiribati was offered incentives worth millions of dollars to take in Chinese Muslim detainees, cables from diplomats recounted. The Americans, meanwhile, suggested that accepting more prisoners would be “a low-cost way for Belgium to attain prominence in Europe.”
New York Times, 11/28/10
It is all about politics, nothing about security - and certainly, does not consider what our 'allies' thought - this administration pushed through what Obama wanted, which was not in the best interest of the US - but in his political best interest. We close Guantanamo and we don't care what happens after that - or the consequences.
The actions of this administration are as reckless as the action of the person(s) who made these materials public.
the end of the world as we know
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