Secret List of U.S. Military Bases to Replace Gitmo

[struggle4progress]

Pendleton, Leavenworth, Miramar Included as Possible New Home for 250 Detainees
By BRIAN ROSS and LUIS MARTINEZ
Jan. 16, 2009

The U.S. military has prepared a list of U.S. military bases that could be used to house as many as 250 detainees currently being held at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, military officials tell ABCNews.com.

The list -- which includes Camp Pendleton in California, Fort Leavenworth in Kansas; the Marine Air Station in Miramar, California; and the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig in South Carolina -- has been circulated in a classified brief to members of Congress and was prepared by the Pentagon's Joint Staff ...

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=6664947&page=1

[babylonsister]

1. What a secret!

:rofl: And I think Brownback has already said Leavenworth is off limits, because it's in his state.

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000003009357

Brownback Resists Possible Transfer of Guantanamo Detainees to Kansas Base

[hendo]

2. yup

gotta love these so-called "secrets" that everyone just happens to know about.

[struggle4progress]

3. It is fascinating how the rightwing was outraged that the NYT disclosed an illegal

warrantless wiretapping program ("Disclosure of classified information") but had no problem with the outing of Valerie Plame or with Mr Brownback disclosing something about plans to relocate these detainees, isn't it?

Of course, I can't see any reason for this to be classified, but the Bush administration apparently classified it. And I can't see any good reason to prevent anyone from discussing this -- even a rightwing nutcase like Mr Brownback should have that right. Still, the hypocrisy of the right is breath-taking

[Demeter]

4. Floating Balloons at the Last Minute!

It's over, Bushbots! Go home, start packing and head for a country without an extradition treaty.