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Kansas Liberty: 16 January 2009
'It does not make sense to locate Guantanamo detainees at Ft Leavenworth'
Moran backs Jenkins bill to block transfer of Guantanamo prisoners to Kansas
Congressman Jerry Moran told military officers attending the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth this week that he's joining an effort sponsored by Rep. Lynn Jenkins that seeks to block the use of federal funds to transfer prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Fort Leavenworth's U.S. Disciplinary Barracks.
There are about 255 men being held at Guantanamo Bay.
"It does not make sense to locate Guantanamo detainees at Ft Leavenworth," Moran, a Republican representing the First Congressional District, said in a statement. "The fort houses military families and was not designed to hold enemy combatants who pose a threat to national security. Ft. Leavenworth military facilities simply do not have the resources required for this national responsibility. We should not jeopardize the safety of Kansans."
Fort Leavenworth is one of three sites that has been proposed for relocation of detainees, after President-elect Barack Obama announced his plans to close Guantanamo Bay detainee operations as quickly as possible once he is in office. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has already expressed her disapproval of the Leavenworth plan.
Military sites in California and South Carolina have also been suggested.
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lock 'em up in cells 24/7, incommunicado, & life goes on.
mikee / michael t. egan.