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Holder: Gitmo Detainees May Be Released in US

9:52 PM, Mar 18, 2009 • By STEPHEN F. HAYES
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On Tuesday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs declared that Barack Obama would be bringing Guantanamo detainees to "swift and certain justice," unlike his predecessor in the White House.

On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder says that some current Gitmo detainees could be released in the United States.

Attorney General Eric Holder said some detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may end up being released in the U.S. as the Obama administration works with foreign allies to resettle some of the prisoners...For "people who can be released there are a variety of options that we have and among them is the possibility is that we would release them into this country," Mr. Holder said. "That process is ongoing and we've not made any determinations or made any requests of anybody at this point."

I wonder if Holder would welcome them in his neighborhood? Or perhaps the lawyers who defended them so vigorously would be up for a new roommate or two? Blair House?

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