Ex-Gitmo Apes Not Happy in Palau, Demand Resettlement in Australia
by sheikyermami on November 13, 2009
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“We hope that the Australian government… will change their mind about rejecting us…”
After eight years locked up in the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, six Uighur men have arrived in the remote Pacific nation of Palau.
No jihad in Palau? KRudd, open the doors, let ‘em in…!
The men escaped the Chinese ruled Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region only to be snared in the post 9/11 round up of foreigners in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Despite being officially cleared of terrorism charges by the US, they have been stuck in legal limbo as numerous countries including Australia refused US requests to resettle them, a move many believe may be related to fears of jeopardising relations with China.
After much diplomatic wrangling, President of Palau Johnson Toribiong agreed to temporarily resettle the former detainees and has warmly welcomed them to his Pacific paradise – despite China’s strong disapproval.
The lawyer for two of the men, George Clarke, says of Australia’s refusal to resettle the Uighurs, despite previous requests from the US, that “… I hope it is not to appease the Chinese that the decision was made…”
David O’Shea finds the Uighurs are very relieved to be in Palau, but after years of incarceration are struggling to come to terms with their new found freedom.
Tagged as: gitmo, Palau, settlement in Australia, Uighurs
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Let them come and then pass them onto China.
Send them direct to China!
But not by Qantas or any Australian carrier; the Rudd government rolls over in a “stand off” and “negotiates” with the hijackers, saying it drives a hard bargain by giving them everything they demand, and more.