Palau for Some Gitmo Detainees, Sound Familiar?
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Does Palau sound familiar,The remote Pacific island nation of Palau says it has agreed to take up to 17 Gitmo detainees.
Here’s a story from the Associated Press on a possible destination for some of the detainees being held now at Gitmo:
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The remote Pacific island nation of Palau says it has agreed to a U.S. request to temporarily resettle up to 17 Chinese Muslims now held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center on Cuba.
In a statement released to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Palau President Johnson Toribiong said his government had “agreed to accommodate the United States of America’s request to temporarily resettle in Palau up to 17 ethnic Uighur detainees ... subject to periodic review.“
Toribiong says his tiny country is “honored and proud” to resettle the detainees, who have been found not to be “enemy combatants.“
U.S. officials asked Toribiong on June 4 to accept some or all of the 17 Uighur detainees due to fierce U.S. congressional opposition to releasing them on U.S. soil.
Does Palau sound familiar, provided you’re not an expert on Pacific Ocean geography? It was the location for the 10th season of Survivor. Here’s a look at Survivor: Palau.
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I assume Immunity Challenges won’t be part of the stay for those detainees.
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