Thursday, October 9, 2008

No Escape for the Uighurs

Also see: Federal Judge Fights Bush Over Gitmo

"Court blocks Guantanamo release; US receives stay of judge's order to free Uighurs" by James Vicini, Reuters | October 9, 2008

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court yesterday temporarily blocked the release of 17 Chinese Muslims held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

The appeals court granted the Bush administration's emergency request for a stay of a federal judge's order that the members of the Uighur ethnic group be released into the United States at the end of this week. --more--"

Did they salute the Sig heil when they announced the ruling?