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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Fifteen prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were sent to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest release of detainees during the Obama administration, the Pentagon announced stanley us Monday.The transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans to the UAE comes amid a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees held at the U.S. prison in Cuba that President Barack Obama aims to close.The Pentagon says 61 detainees now remain at Guantanamo, which was opened in January 2002 to hold foreign fighters suspected of links to the Taliban or the al Qaeda terrorist organization. During the Bush administration, 532 prisoners were released from Guantanamo, often in large groups to Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. The latest batch of released prisoners had been held without charge at Guantanamo, some for over 14 years. They were cleared for release by the Periodic Review Board, comprised of representatives from six stanley cup U.S. government agencies.The UAE successfully resettled five detainees transferred there last year, according to the Pentagon. Lee Wolosky, the State Department s special envoy for Guantanamo s closure, said the U.S. was grateful to the United Arab Emirates for accepting the latest group of 15 men and helping pave the way for the detention center s closure. The continued operation of the detention facility weakens our national security by draining resources, damaging our relati stanley cups onships with ke Cmcm Senate Panel to Review Don t Ask, Don t Tell
Perhaps the theme for the Bush inauguration should be changed from Celebrating America 146 Spirit Together to The Show Must Go On. After the 35-day recount in Florida and threats of protests and foul weather, the festivities welcoming George W. Bush to Washington are in full swing. A 10-minute fireworks display at the Lincoln Memorial kicked off a weekend of inaugural events Thursday. And the fireworks weren 146;t the only sparks flying during the opening celebration as the crowd of thousands went wild for one of the event 146 partic copo stanley ipants. No, we 146;re not talking about President-elect Bush. Or Vice President-elect Dick Cheney. Or Colin Powell. Or even Muhammad Ali, who walked out on stage and shook hands with Bush during the ceremony. It took the event 146 headliner, Puerto Rican pop phenom Ricky Martin, to get the crowd screaming. There 146 a lot of excitement here today, Bush said after being introduced by Cheney, just stanley cup usa before Martin 146 performance. I 146;m not sure if it 146 because people came to see you Cheney or Ricky Martin. stanley cups uk The Inauguration Related StoriesHave A Ball!Schedule Of EventsPresidents On ParadeInaugural HistoryBorn To Be PresidentThe Bush PedigreeMeet The First FamilyLaura, Jenna And BarbaraCheney s Biggest RoleA Look At The New VeepThe Scarlet LetterClinton s LegacyWhat A Ride It Was!Election RecapEven though he brought down the house, not everyone was pleased with Martin 146 invo
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Fifteen prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were sent to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest release of detainees during the Obama administration, the Pentagon announced stanley us Monday.The transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans to the UAE comes amid a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees held at the U.S. prison in Cuba that President Barack Obama aims to close.The Pentagon says 61 detainees now remain at Guantanamo, which was opened in January 2002 to hold foreign fighters suspected of links to the Taliban or the al Qaeda terrorist organization. During the Bush administration, 532 prisoners were released from Guantanamo, often in large groups to Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. The latest batch of released prisoners had been held without charge at Guantanamo, some for over 14 years. They were cleared for release by the Periodic Review Board, comprised of representatives from six stanley cup U.S. government agencies.The UAE successfully resettled five detainees transferred there last year, according to the Pentagon. Lee Wolosky, the State Department s special envoy for Guantanamo s closure, said the U.S. was grateful to the United Arab Emirates for accepting the latest group of 15 men and helping pave the way for the detention center s closure. The continued operation of the detention facility weakens our national security by draining resources, damaging our relati stanley cups onships with ke Cmcm Senate Panel to Review Don t Ask, Don t Tell
Perhaps the theme for the Bush inauguration should be changed from Celebrating America 146 Spirit Together to The Show Must Go On. After the 35-day recount in Florida and threats of protests and foul weather, the festivities welcoming George W. Bush to Washington are in full swing. A 10-minute fireworks display at the Lincoln Memorial kicked off a weekend of inaugural events Thursday. And the fireworks weren 146;t the only sparks flying during the opening celebration as the crowd of thousands went wild for one of the event 146 partic copo stanley ipants. No, we 146;re not talking about President-elect Bush. Or Vice President-elect Dick Cheney. Or Colin Powell. Or even Muhammad Ali, who walked out on stage and shook hands with Bush during the ceremony. It took the event 146 headliner, Puerto Rican pop phenom Ricky Martin, to get the crowd screaming. There 146 a lot of excitement here today, Bush said after being introduced by Cheney, just stanley cup usa before Martin 146 performance. I 146;m not sure if it 146 because people came to see you Cheney or Ricky Martin. stanley cups uk The Inauguration Related StoriesHave A Ball!Schedule Of EventsPresidents On ParadeInaugural HistoryBorn To Be PresidentThe Bush PedigreeMeet The First FamilyLaura, Jenna And BarbaraCheney s Biggest RoleA Look At The New VeepThe Scarlet LetterClinton s LegacyWhat A Ride It Was!Election RecapEven though he brought down the house, not everyone was pleased with Martin 146 invo