The US made a secret deal with Bermuda - a British overseas territory - to accept the Uighur detaineesFrom The BBC:
A senior US official has told the BBC Washington decided not to tell London ahead of time about a deal to resettle four Guantanamo detainees in Bermuda.
A diplomatic row blew up over Bermuda's decision to accept the four Chinese Muslim Uighurs on a US request.
Bermuda is a British overseas territory but the US official said Washington had acted secretly to ensure success.
Meanwhile the US said on Friday three Saudis at Guantanamo Bay had been transferred back to Saudi Arabia.
The transfers are part of US President Barack Obama's strategy to close down the Guantanamo detention centre before next January.
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My Comment: Even with all of their differences, the Bush administration never "publicly" went behind their European allies and friends. The Obama administration operates differently .... and while it may be convenient for the U.S. administration at this moment to get rid of what is now a political problem, they are poisoning U.S. and European relations to a level that has not been seen for a very long time.