Breaking news out of Cuba where we’re seeing reports that five Yemeni detainees at Guantánamo Bay were released on Friday and sent to the United Arab Emirates (the news of the transfer was just released tonight):
Pentagon transfers five Yemenis held at Guantanamo Bay to UAE https://t.co/uIcUap330S
— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) November 16, 2015
The timing. The optics. The dangerous reality. None of this should come as a surprise at this point. https://t.co/5pj6VeQz7j
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) November 16, 2015
While France is busy killing terrorists as payback, Obama is busy releasing them. https://t.co/l25pGU3JXo
— Andrea Tantaros (@AndreaTantaros) November 16, 2015
This makes 20 for the year:
Today's transfer of 5 detainees to UAE brings to 20 the number of Guantanamo detainees transferred out this year
— luis martinez (@LMartinezABC) November 16, 2015
And 107 still in custody:
BREAKING United Arab Emirates takes in 5 Yemenis from Guantánamo; Detainee census now 107. @MiamiHerald https://t.co/JnyjBBUMcs
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) November 16, 2015
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