Five Guantanamo Yemeni inmates sent to Oman and Estonia

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Source: BBC

Five Yemeni men held at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for more than a dozen years have been transferred to foreign custody, US officials say.

Four were sent to Oman and one to Estonia. All were captured in Pakistan as suspected al-Qaeda fighters.

President Barack Obama has pledged to close the controversial prison, which was opened after the 9/11 attacks.

The latest release brings Guantanamo's prison population to 122. About half have been cleared for transfer.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30825964

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1. That place is going to be closed down

A campaign promise will be kept--7 years too late, but it will be kept.

Sometimes Obama's 14 dimensional chess works.

[BeanMusical]

2. Well his little game of chess cost them 7 additional years in hell for being suspects.

But I guess that it's better than being killed by drones for the same reason.

[joshcryer]

5. If he had Congress for more than 49 days it'd be closed by now.

Otherwise Obama has literally been unable to do squat.

[burfman]

3. has anybody heard of Habeas corpus?????

12 years and none can even get a military trial. Just keep em in there as perhaps those running this country don't really trust in our system of laws.......

[Recursion]

4. The problem is Kafka-esque

We can't legally just send people home from Guantanamo because they might -- wait for it -- be tortured if we did.

[uhnope]

6. chipping away. No drama Obama.

Getting it done