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Published: Tue, 2 Jun 2009
Description: Exclusive video of Gitmo prisoners speaking out against U.S.
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" There president Obama's promise to close the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention facility by January. Is running to all kinds of problems there are legal hurdles that seemingly prohibit allowing the detainees to be released into the US including one law that Senator Obama supported. Public sentiment is overwhelmingly against both closing the prison and housing the prisoners in this country. And some of those prisoners have some very harsh things to say. About the US national correspondent Catherine Herridge is just back from Guantanamo Bay with exclusive video good evening Catherine."
" About seventeen -- ethnic Turks who live in China were picked up in the terrorist training camps in Afghanistan according to Justice Department officials. Where they were preparing for Jihad against China. They've been cleared for release but the US has not been able to figure out where to release them. Do we eager to remain at Guantanamo Bay seemed to be waiting for journalists to drop -- when our camera Iran dictating wanna we were not allowed to show their faces."
" Okay. And none of us. --"
" The two leaders then held up a series of signs intended to tell the outside world of their frustration saying. Where is the justice America is double Hitler in injustice. What is the difference of the democracy and Communist America destroys human rights by oppressing innocent people in the jail. Afterwards they thanked us. And walked away and then returned it one more time."
" Hello I'm come on it's. Okay it's. Finally go ahead I'll -- you want to be done."
" The US would if they could but where conflicting statements from the Obama administration suggests internal disagreement about whether to bring the readers to the US attorney general Eric Holder and national intelligence director Dennis Blair had -- it is possible of the -- would be released in the US but solicitor general Alina -- strongly disagrees. -- the brief with the Supreme Court on Friday arguing that the leaguers have no right to come to the US quote. Outside the framework of immigration laws. Those laws prohibit entry into the US by anyone associated with the terrorist group on the State Department watch list and that would include the al-Qaeda training -- A federal court had ordered the -- released in Washington DC but that was overturned by an appeals court -- supports that position. The weekly standard down another sticking point the 2005. Real idea act which then Senator Obama supported expressly bans any foreigner from US entry who quote has engaged in terrorist activity. Endorses or spouses terrorist activity or has received military type training from a terrorist organization. The White House had little to say about the administration's stance on the weaker us."
" We continue to progress. Continue to try to make progress on that issue but I don't have anything specific."
" I -- Gallup poll out today says overwhelming public sentiment against closing Guantanamo bank. 65%. Oppose setting the facility while 32% think it should be closed."
" A lawyer who represented six of the -- tells fox the men are not terrorists they were picked up in a village not a training camp and that he's been urging the Defense Department to let the readers do interviews with the media to clear up what he says are falsehoods and smears Sabin Willett says it's quote regrettable that gitmo instead of letting these men sit down with the press. Orchestrated yesterday's circus. A separate note there is confirmation tonight that he and many detainees at Guantanamo is dead after an apparent suicide he had been there since 2002 --"
" It's a fascinating report great reporting from Guantanamo thank you Iraq. President Obama."
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