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| 2014-02-11 |
| [Ynet] Of the 166 prisoners still at the infamous US prison in Cuba, 87 are Yemeni. Plans to house them in a new jail in Socotra have not been met with great enthusiasm. Amid renewed American promises to close down the notorious Guantanamo prison in Cuba, there is speculation that Socotra, an isolated island in the Indian Ocean, could host a new prison facility for Yemenis after they are released from the controversial US-run prison. Located between Yemen and Somalia, Socotra is one of the most isolated corners of the planet. Home to some 800 varieties of flora and fauna, about a third of which do not exist anywhere else on earth, residents here fear that a prison could have negative ecological implications for this unspoiled area. Obligatory Google map link. In Yemen, a US official told The Media Line that the establishment of a credible, sustainable counterterrorism program would be an important step for Yemen’s government in bolstering its security capabilities. He would not confirm that there are plans to build a new prison facility on Socotra. “At this point, speculation and rumor (about a prison) is both baseless and unproductive.” Residents of the unspoiled island are not enthusiastic about the possibility of hosting dozens of detainees from Guantanamo. Other developing events and activities on Socotra. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 Just intercom Gospel Music by the Statler Brothers. They will go insanely jihad again and commit suicide right there, all 166 of them. |
| Posted by: Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-02-11 20:00 |
| #9 Build a |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2014-02-11 19:44 |
| #8 The ocean is a good place. Sharks gotta eat too. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-02-11 19:40 |
| #7 I down with strapping them on the outside of rockets and sending them into space. Think of the science! |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2014-02-11 19:37 |
| #6 No! South Georgia is and will always be English and the scared burial ground of Shackleton of blessed memory. So back of there Grising J., if that's your real name. :) I think some lonely point or Cape (Gloucester?) on New Britain would be better. It has all the worldly delights, malaria, dengue, poison snakes, never ending rain, vicious reptiles and murderous trees. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-02-11 15:59 |
| #5 South Georgia Island. Remote, cold and inhospitable. Just the place. |
| Posted by: Grising Johnson2561 2014-02-11 14:13 |
| #4 I agree with the tree huggers on this one. Maybe they could find a place in the middle of the Indian Ocean that doesn't have an island. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-02-11 13:10 |
| #3 I'm partial to putting them in Antartica myself. Al |
| Posted by: Florida Al 2014-02-11 11:15 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-11 09:45 |
| #1 Pity we couldnt keep more Saudis/Pakis there instead of releasing them back to Jihad! |
| Posted by: Paul D 2014-02-11 07:34 |