Rumsfeld Says U.S. Will Not Close Gitmo

pawn · Post by **pawn** » 18-02-06, 2:12 am

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

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/200602 ... e&SEC=news

storm · Post by **storm** » 18-02-06, 1:49 pm

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.

Merideth · Post by **Merideth** » 18-02-06, 2:44 pm

hey hon... use the sarcasm tags next tiem.. tehee.... [sarcasm] [/sarcasm] then there's no mistaking...

pawn · Post by **pawn** » 18-02-06, 10:47 pm

Merideth · Post by **Merideth** » 19-02-06, 4:26 am

what's the matter pawn??

pawn · Post by **pawn** » 19-02-06, 4:36 am

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.

storm · Post by **storm** » 19-02-06, 2:11 pm

I will take the job only if you promise to provide 72 interns

Merideth · Post by **Merideth** » 19-02-06, 3:00 pm

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.

hahaha...... i don't look like a dyke and my husband doesn't NEED any interns.... i got that covered

justme · Post by **justme** » 19-02-06, 4:13 pm

dyke...wow...I am shocked by the use of that term...

.:VerTiGo:. · Post by **.:VerTiGo:.** » 19-02-06, 4:15 pm

[sarcasm]I, too, am shocked by the biggotry.[/sarcasm]

Merideth · Post by **Merideth** » 19-02-06, 8:16 pm

i see......... so you can act that way, but no one else can?

brilliant

.:VerTiGo:. · Post by **.:VerTiGo:.** » 19-02-06, 8:42 pm

Just making a point..

Merideth · Post by **Merideth** » 20-02-06, 12:07 am

as was i... everyone needs to lighten up & stop taking everything so literally and so seriously

Jean Pool · Post by **Jean Pool** » 20-02-06, 12:12 am

storm wrote:I will take the job only if you promise to provide 72 interns

Now, that's funny