In "the largest single transfer of the Obama administration," Gitmo detainees were sent to the UAE instead of Missouri.
FLASHBACK:
- In May 2009, Kander Voted Against A Resolution That “Strongly” Urged Congress To “Reject Any Asylum, Containment, Transport, Imprisonment, Or State Medical Care Of Any Suspected Terrorists Released From United States Operated Foreign Prisons.” “Strongly urges Congress to reject any asylum, containment, transport, imprisonment, or state medical care of any suspected terrorists released from United States operated foreign prisons.” (HCS HCR 16, House Legislative Journal, P. 2044-2045, Resolution Adopted: 118-36, 5/13/09, Kander Voted No; Missouri House Of Representatives, Accessed 11/10/15)
- “A Resolution Approved Wednesday Urges Congress Not To Send Any Guantanamo Detainees To Missouri Or Even Transport Them Through The State.” “Missouri lawmakers want to keep detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison out of the state. A resolution approved Wednesday urges Congress not to send any Guantanamo detainees to Missouri or even transport them through the state. President Barack Obama signed an executive order in January to close the prison on the island of Cuba within a year and transfer them elsewhere. The Missouri Legislature’s resolution urges the federal government not to imprison, provide medical care or transport suspected terrorists in Missouri. It also urges Congress not to send the detainees to Kansas, where Fort Leavenworth has been mentioned as a possible site to hold detainees.” (Kevin Held, “State Lawmakers Want To Keep Terrorism Suspects Away,” The Associated Press, 5/13/09)
- The Resolution Also Urged Congress “Not To Send Detainees To Kansas, Where Fort Leavenworth Has Been Mentioned As A Possible Site To Hold Detainees.” “Missouri lawmakers want to keep detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison out of the state. A resolution approved Wednesday urges Congress not to send any Guantanamo detainees to Missouri or even transport them through the state. President Barack Obama signed an executive order in January to close the prison on the island of Cuba within a year and transfer them elsewhere. The Missouri Legislature’s resolution urges the federal government not to imprison, provide medical care or transport suspected terrorists in Missouri. It also urges Congress not to send the detainees to Kansas, where Fort Leavenworth has been mentioned as a possible site to hold detainees.” (Kevin Held, “State Lawmakers Want To Keep Terrorism Suspects Away,” The Associated Press, 5/13/09)
Given the disturbing statistics outlined yesterday by The Wall Street Journal, the decision to eliminate a fifth of Gitmo’s remaining population means that roughly three more detainees will re-engage in the hostile actions responsible for the deaths of Americans.
Which reckless national security failure will Jason Kander break his silence on first: Barack Obama’s $400 million ransom payment to the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism or the transfer of 15 "high-risk" Gitmo detainees?