A post shared on Facebook claims Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made an unexpected visit to Guantanamo Bay Aug. 20.Verdict: False There is no evidence to suggest DeSantis made such a visit. A spokesperson for the governor denied the claim. Fact Check: President Joe Biden’s administration launched a review of Guantanamo Bay back in 2021…
Obama Quietly Transfers 10 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman
January 16, 2017 by
Outgoing President Barack Obama has transferred 10 prisoners from the U.S. military detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba to Oman on his way out of the White House. As of 10:30 AM Monday, the Pentagon had not announced the transfers as it has consistently done in the past. The identities and nationalities of the prisoners remained […]
Reports: Obama to Liberate Up to 24 Prisoners from Guantánamo
May 26, 2016 by
The Obama administration is secretly preparing to transfer up to 24 prisoners out of the U.S. military detention center Guantánamo Bay in Cuba by the end of the summer, the Guardian and Fox News report, citing unnamed sources. As the first news outlet to shed light on the plans, The Guardian notes that the transfer […]
UNREAL: Pentagon Considering All Possible U.S. Locations for Guantánamo Detainees
February 28, 2016 by
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration is considering all possible locations in the United States to house detainees from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, according to a Pentagon spokesperson. Breitbart News asked the Pentagon if the Obama administration would be open to transferring Guantánamo detainees to American territories outside the continental United […]
More Details on Former Guantánamo Prisoner Arrested for Jihad
February 24, 2016 by
Aided by Moroccan police, Spanish counterterrorism units broke up a jihadist cell in North Africa Tuesday, arresting four suspected members of the cell including a former Guantanamo inmate, wanted for recruiting terrorists for the Islamic State. According to separate statements from the Interior Ministries of both countries, the four arrests comprised three Spanish citizens who […]
UNREAL: Obama Presents Congress With Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay
February 23, 2016 by
Speaking from the White House Tuesday morning, President Obama announced that a proposal has been submitted to Congress for closing Guantanamo Bay. Not only does the detention facility fail to work as intended, he argued, it also runs contrary to American values. “For many years it’s been clear that the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay […]
Obama Frees 10 Guantánamo Detainees in Largest Recorded Single-Day Release
January 14, 2016 by
The Defense Department announced Thursday that 10 Yemeni detainees have been set free from Guantánamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. All of them were sent to the Gulf state of Oman, the Pentagon said. Less than 100 detainees now remain at the military facility. “The Oman transfer of 10 is the single largest transfer to […]
Why We Don’t Want Guantanamo In Our Backyard
December 19, 2015 by
There is a reason that people across the country stand firmly in opposition to the President Barack Obama’s proposal to shut down the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay and transfer dangerous detainees to American soil. It isn’t safe. The 107 detainees at Guantanamo Bay are there because their own countries refuse to take them back, […]
The best comment from John Kerry: Terrorist Released From Guantanamo Who Rejoined Al Qaeda Is ‘Not Supposed to Be Doing That’
“Let me just ask one question,” Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) said. “I want to show you a picture of Ibrahim al-Qosi, who was recently released by the administration to the Sudanese, and he appeared on some Al Qaeda videos recruiting people for [Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula].” “Now that he’s out, I would hope […]