By Saagar Enjeti The Pentagon’s chief spokesman brushed off President-elect Donald Trump’s Tuesday call to cease Guantanamo Bay detainee releases, saying the U.S. military only serves one commander in chief at a time. President Barack Obama is reportedly slated to release 18 prisoners before the end of his term, the largest single release in the…
By Saagar Enjeti President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that the U.S. should not let any more terrorists out of Guantanamo bay, rebuking President Barack Obama’s plan to release 18 more prisoners before he leaves office. There should be no further releases from Gitmo. These are extremely dangerous people and should not be allowed back onto the…
Jacob Bojesson Before the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base became the world’s most famous detention camp for war criminals and terrorists in the aftermath of 9/11, it was used to house tens of thousands of Cuban and Haitian refugees. In the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis last fall, the Obama administration announced its intention…
Outrage surrounding Obama’s decision to trade Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban commanders refuses to dissipate. All were considered dangerous, and 4 of the 5 released have vowed to fight again according to U.S. spies. The high risk prisoners have been released without Congressional approval in lieu of innocents that have been waiting for years…