US ponders Guantánamo transfer for suspected Taliban militants, reports say

Source: AP

The White House is considering sending suspected militants currently held at Guantánamo back to Afghanistan in a bid to kickstart stalled talks with the Taliban, it has been reported.

Citing US and Afghan officials as its source, the Associated Press said that under a plan being discussed, some Taliban fighters captured in the early days of the 2001 invasion would be transferred out of full American control but not released from custody.

It represents a leap of faith on the US side that the men will not become threats to Nato forces once back on Afghan soil. But it is meant to show more moderate elements of the Taliban insurgency that Washington is still interested in cutting a deal for peace.

The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and others have said that while negotiations with the Taliban are distasteful, they are the best way to settle the prolonged war.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/30/us-guantanamo-suspected-taliban-militants

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US ponders Guantánamo transfer for suspected Taliban militants, reports say (Original post)	alp227	Jun 2012	OP
As long as they swear off violence and promise to be cool..... better get that in writing	may3rd	Jun 2012	#1
and make sure they are not crossing their fingers when they say it....	IamK	Jul 2012	#2
..."a leap of faith on the US side that the men will not become threats to..."	may3rd	Jul 2012	#3
Interesting.. suggests both sides maybe serious about ending this fiasco.	DCBob	Jul 2012	#4

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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 05:02 PM

may3rd (593 posts)

1. As long as they swear off violence and promise to be cool..... better get that in writing

If this is part of the stalled peace talks needed for the exit strategy ..... then give them back to the Afghans.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-briggs/islamist-is-it-time-to-reconsider-the-term_b_1624319.html

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 08:33 AM

IamK (956 posts)

2. and make sure they are not crossing their fingers when they say it....

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/03/only-16-percent-released-gitmo-prisoners-become-terrorists-again/49522/

only 95 out of 600 former Gitmo prisoners as having been confirmed to rejoin terrorist groups upon release, significantly lower than the 27 percent previously reported by Congress. The error was made by grouping together the known repeat terrorists with another 72 being watched for maybe rejoining terrorist groups.

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 08:57 AM

may3rd (593 posts)

3. ..."a leap of faith on the US side that the men will not become threats to..."

http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=735

I doubt the Saudi 'scared straight' program worked that well on returning 'vets' and many have left the program for "The Russian Front" do be welcomed home .

..."It's just a big frickin' mess over there," said a U.S. intelligence official, who was not authorized to speak in public.

....

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/25/world/la-fg-yemen-wikileaks-20110426

I say, make their names known like child molesters released to live among the public schools that surround their domiciles...

Would that be against their basic human rights , to carry the weight of ex GITMO detainee around their necks like a chip implant ?

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 09:03 AM

DCBob (14,773 posts)

4. Interesting.. suggests both sides maybe serious about ending this fiasco.

I suspect the Repulbicans will be all over this claiming Obama is releasing terrorists.

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