Nov 19 2008
Brown Wants to Block Gitmo Detainee Transfers to U.S.
U.S. Rep. Henry Brown introduced legislation today prohibiting the use of government funds to transport any terror detainees to the Navy Brig in Hanahan from their current holding site at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
President-elect Barack Obama is looking at ways to shut down the operation at Guantanamo Bay and bring prosecutions to the U.S. If that happens, one potential holding site is the brig at the Charleston Naval Weapons Station. About 255 detainees are held at Guantanamo.
I agree with Brown. There is no reason to take these people out of Guantanamo and it is foolish to bring them on to American soil. These are enemy combatants picked up off the battle field. We don’t need to bring them within the borders of our nation and increase the threat and we definitely don’t need them in South Carolina.
