From The New York Times:
The Obama administration’s effort to return the largest group of Guantánamo detainees to Yemen, their home country, has stalled, creating a major new hurdle for the president’s plan to close the prison camp in Cuba by next January, American and Yemeni officials say.
“We’re at a complete impasse,” said one American official who is involved in the issue, speaking without authorization. “I don’t know that there’s a viable ‘Plan B.’ ”
The Yemeni government has asked Washington to return its detainees and has said it would need substantial aid to rehabilitate the men. But the Obama administration is increasingly skeptical of Yemen’s ability to provide adequate rehabilitation and security to supervise returned prisoners. In addition, American officials are wary of sending detainees to Yemen because of growing indications of Al Qaeda activity there.
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My Comment: Yemen has not been successful in stemming the tide of Islamic extremism in their country. The fact that a number of Al Qaeda operatives also have a habit of escaping from their prison .... certainly does not give confidence to the U.S.
The announced closing of Guantanamo was premature at best .... politics at its worse. The fact that a good number of previous released Guantanamo inmates have gone back into the fight .... makes a person like myself bewildered at why must we repeat the same mistake (again).