Sarkozy Offers To Take A Guantanamo Detainee

During President Obama's visit to France, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country "would accept a prisoner from Guantanamo Bay if that would facilitate the closing of the controversial detention center where terrorist suspects are held," the AP reports. European governments have wanted Guantanamo Bay to close, but their commitment to finding places (like their own countries) for the detainees is unclear. Obama, who said, "I made the decision to close Guantanamo because I do not think it makes America safer," appreciated that Sarkozy was "being good to his word." Related: Rep. Peter King doesn't want any Gitmo detainees in New York and Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza visited the prison camp and declared it "fun" and "calm and beautiful."

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By Jen Chung in News on April 3, 2009 10:11 AM

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NannyState

Sarkoszy was overwhelmed by the Sally Struthers ad on TV.

inoyourider

Try them, convict them,and lock them into the GP at some max security prisons. They'll wish they were being waterboarded.

The Edge

Does anyone not take into account that a lot of these guys are flown over from Afghanistan or Iraq.. which costs money.

"Some" may be innocent, yeah -- old tribal rivalries taken one step further, but still.

Rfive

just one? who cares?

Tgirl

maybe Madonna and Angelina can start an adopt-a-detainee trend next

nycviabos

Rep. King just likes to scare his consituents for fun and political gain.

Neither Rep. Peter King (nor any other of his fellow Republicans) can actually explain what the real threat would be if a GITMO detainee were locked up in a U.S. prison rather than a GITMO cage. Somehow, U.S. prison officials succeed at holding thousands of convicted mass murderers and psychopaths.

Do the GITMO detainees have super powers? Can they burn through steel and barbed wire with their heat vision? Perhaps Rep. King could enlighten us.

The Colonel

For better or for worse, I don't think they're as worried about the inmates on the inside as what might happen outside the prison that gets them...

I think the primary argument is that the locations of the inmates will possibly become potential targets for terrorist attacks and/or violent attempts to free them.

Also, unwanted controversy and protests (along with the unwanted effects of some rowdier protests, like the London ones) would likely become commonplace in whatever town ends up housing prisoners.

longacre

Shouldn't we be discussing the real story to emerge from this meeting: Why did Carla Bruni refuse to kiss Barack on the cheek?

SP

Queen cooties.

ed_Extinct

I'm gonna start a site called "Adopt a Gitmo Prisoner", I'll make millions!

hotstepper

one WHOLE prisoner? wow, thanks mister french. i guess taking the moral high road doesn't require much more than flapping your self-righteous word hole.