White House Won’t Say if It Pays Other Countries to Accept Guantanamo Bay Transfers
Posted By David Rutz On August 26, 2016 @ 1:40 pm In National Security | No Comments
White House spokesman Josh Earnest would not say Friday whether the United States pays other countries to accept in transfers from the Guantanamo Bay terrorist prison, despite being asked directly twice.
The Obama administration transferred 15 prisoners earlier this month, leaving just 61 remaining at the Cuba detention facility. The 12 Yemenis and three Afghans were sent to the United Arab Emirates. Since taking office in 2009, President Obama has repeatedly stated his goal to close Gitmo.
Fox News reporter Kevin Corke, after Earnest said he didn’t have advance notices of any more pending releases, asked whether the U.S. pays other countries a “fee” for detainees they’re willing to take on.
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