Nine Gitmo prisoners heading to Saudi Arabia

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American Thinker:

April 17, 2016

Nine Gitmo prisoners heading to Saudi Arabia

By Rick Moran

In his continuing quest to close the Guantanamo prison before the end of his term, President Obama has transferred nine more prisoners from Cuba to Saudi Arabia. The transfers leave 80 prisoners in the facility.

 

Reuters:

 

The United States on Saturday transferred nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo, including an inmate who had been on a hunger strike since 2007, under a long-sought diplomatic deal between Washington and Riyadh, U.S. officials said.

 

The transfer, which took place just days before President Barack Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia for a summit of Gulf Arab allies, marked the latest step in his final push to close the controversial detention center at the U.S. naval base in Cuba before he leaves office in January 2017.