6 detainees from Guantanamo Bay have been transferred. They are now in uruguay after being held by the u. S. Government for 12 years without charge. The six are the first guantanamo detainees to be transferred. Four syrians, a tunisian and palestinian were among them, hold as suspected alqaeda affiliates since 2008 and cleared for release until 2009. The u. S. Government could not find a country to accept them as refugees. We are told why uruguays president agreed to take them in. This is a personal campaign by the outgoing present of uruguay. He was a prisoner for 13 years under the military dictatorship that governed uruguay and feels this from the heart. He says they have what it calls a moral obligation to take in people from other countries who suffered. He called the particular case of the six lowlevel detainees from guantanamo an atrocious kidnapping. Uruguay has taken in refugees from the syrian conflict they have been provided with housing, schooling and job opportunities. The
Protests against the eric gardener decision. Good morning to you. Welcome to Al Jazeera America thank you for joining us here. Coming to you live from new york city. Im Morgan Radford. More than a Million People are in search as a powerful typhoon tears through the philippines. If brought howling winds, toppling trees, and power lines, and cutting off communication. Its the same region where thousands were killed by haiyan ears ago. Reporter this is edison napping next to the radio his familys connection to the outside world and news of typhoon hagupit. Edison and his mother are here with 1,000 other people, huddled in the hallways of this government building. Mostly women and children came from villages by the provincial capital. Three families from my coastal village came from the shelter. We evacuate for every typhoon, because the house may be blown away. Two days before making landfall thousands were directed to shelters like this. With a typhoon like this, the governor says its ab
Hole, i am ray suarez, how do you do the challenging military calculus around operations meant to free kidnap victims . Freelance programmer u. S. Citizen luke somers was said to be running out of time. Hour by hour, closer to the day his captors would finally take his life. The United States doesnt pay ransom to the shadowy networks of kidnappers fighting government as cross the world. That official policy is based on the conviction that americans would be put at even greater risk of kidnapping. Somers was killed by the men who were holding him, as an American Military mission unfolded. This time on inside story, how you make a decision with the potential for terrible consequences. My name is luke some, he i am 33 years old. Reporter from. From this video and other pieces of intelligence, american official believed al qaeda hostage luke somers had 72 hours to loaf. The u. S. Attempted to rescue him once before, but failed. He had been a captive since september 2013. On saturday, aroun
Governments are believed to be behind some of them. We go ipp depth in our indepth in our sunday segment the week ahead. Great to have you with us. Six detainees from Guantanamo Bay have been transferred, arriving in uruguay as refugees, after being held by the u. S. Government for 12 years without charge. They are the first guantanamo detainees to be transferred from cuba to south america. Among them four syrians, a tunisian and palestinian. They were held since 2002 and cleared for release since 2009. The u. S. Government could not find a country that would accept them as refugees. I spoke with daniel schweimler, who arrived in uruguays capital. Well, they arrived in the early hours of the morning in uruguay, five were tape to the Military Hospital in the capital. One of them in a weaker state after being on hunger strike. He was tape to a separate hospital. They are being monitored. Looked at before the authorities start to help them rebuild their lives, to further integrate them in
Do you do the challenging military calculus around operations meant to free kidnap victims . Freelance programmer u. S. Citizen luke somers was said to be running out of time. Hour by hour, closer to the day his captors would finally take his life. The United States doesnt pay ransom to the shadowy networks of kidnappers fighting government as cross the world. That official policy is based on the conviction that americans would be put at even greater risk of kidnapping. Somers was killed by the men who were holding him, as an American Military mission unfolded. This time on inside story, how you make a decision with the potential for terrible consequences. My name is luke some, he i am 33 years old. Reporter from. From this video and other pieces of intelligence, american official believed al qaeda hostage luke somers had 72 hours to loaf. The u. S. Attempted to rescue him once before, but failed. He had been a captive since september 2013. On saturday, around 40 special Operations For