Rumsfeld Says U.S. Will Not Close Gitmo

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Rumsfeld Says U.S. Will Not Close Gitmo

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EW YORK (AP) - The Pentagon will not close its Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorist suspects, despite U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's call to shut it down, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday.

"He's just flat wrong," Rumsfeld said in response to a question about the controversial prison during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations. "We shouldn't close Guantanamo. We have several hundred terrorists - bad people, people that if let back out on the field would try to kill Americans. That's just a fact."

He said closing it would amount to pretending there is no problem with a terrorist threat to U.S. interests.

Rumsfeld also took a swipe at Annan, saying, "He's never been to Guantanamo Bay," whereas representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross "staye

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Call me crazy but I think we should turn all of our defense decisions to the UN.


Kofi dit such a good job with the oil for food program, the Congo, and dealing with Iran that I say we should just prostrate ourselves in front of the almighty Kofi.

P.S. for those that are reading me for the first time--I am being sarcastic. I think the leaders of the UN should do the honorabe thing and commit seppuku.
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hey hon... use the sarcasm tags next tiem.. tehee.... [sarcasm] [/sarcasm] then there's no mistaking...
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what's the matter pawn??
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Merideth wrote:what's the matter pawn??
the MATTER? why nothing honey lampkins.

if Storm was president and you were his Hillary all would be right with the world. :wink:
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I will take the job only if you promise to provide 72 interns
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pawn wrote:
Merideth wrote:what's the matter pawn??
the MATTER? why nothing honey lampkins.

if Storm was president and you were his Hillary all would be right with the world. :wink:
hahaha...... i don't look like a dyke and my husband doesn't NEED any interns.... i got that covered
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dyke...wow...I am shocked by the use of that term...
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[sarcasm]I, too, am shocked by the biggotry.[/sarcasm]
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i see......... so you can act that way, but no one else can?

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Just making a point.. Image
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as was i... everyone needs to lighten up & stop taking everything so literally and so seriously
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storm wrote:I will take the job only if you promise to provide 72 interns
Now, that's funny :lol:
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