'No vacancy' for Gitmo inmates at Hotel EU


Global Research, February 12, 2009
Russia Today


The decision to shut down the US prison in Guantanamo Bay is turning into a challenge for Europe. Britain, which has accepted a number of former detainees, doesn't want to take more, claiming other countries are shirking their responsibilities.

Having pledged to provide shelter for up to 60 former detainees, the EU is now split over the issue, facing a thorny set of questions: where should they go, who pays, and - finally - is it safe to relocate them?

Hartmut Nassauer, a member of the European Parliament, said: “We have to make sure that potential terrorists do not step on to Europe’s territory. And that’s why security considerations have to be given primacy over any others.â€