About 100 prisoners from Guantanamo Bay probably will have to stay in the U.S.A. Defense Minister, Robert Gates, announced this before Congress. Guantanamo is the most controversial American military prison in Cuba. On January 22, 2009, President Barack Obama announced that he was going to close the prison later this year. The prisoners, numbering 241, are suspected terrorists. The youngest prisoner in Guantanamo is a 13 year old boy!!!
The administration is looking to incarcerate the prisoners in other countries, because many Americans refuse to accept the prisoners in state penitentiaries.
Gitmo Video, Guantanamo Bay
Senior Pentagon officials have asked legislators to assign about 400 million dollars in military to Pakistan and an additional 700 million in future aid. These funds would be used to support and provide equipment to the Pakistani army and police.
The Obama administration is asking for roughly 3 billion dollars for aid to the Pakistan army over the next 5 years. The Pakistani army has a difficult fight against Taliban in the northwestern part of the country.
Obama is asking for billions – not millions -- of American dollars for this project. Without political ties in Pakistan to counter the Taliban, America is at greater risk for future terrorist attacks. Do you think this is a viable strategy? Is this strategy worth billions of dollars? What is at risk if America doesn’t choose to help Pakistan?
Retrived May 3, 2009, from: wp.pl
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