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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (285544)	12/28/2008 6:44:13 AM
From: FJB	Respond to of 793955

Kevin Rudd may take former Guantanamo Bay inmates By Sid MaherThe AustralianDecember 27, 2008 07:26am+- news.com.au Rudd may accept former terror inmates Each person would be subject to legal criteria Greens warn Rudd of a political backlash KEVIN Rudd has left open the possibility of Australia taking former inmates from the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. But he warned that any US request for an inmate to come would be subject to legal criteria and assessed on a case-by-case basis, The Australian reports. As the Greens warned the Prime Minister he faced a political backlash if he accepted detainees held in the US military jail at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a spokesman for Mr Rudd confirmed US authorities had approached Australia and other countries about resettling the detainees. "Australia, along with a number of other countries, has been approached to consider resettling detainees from Guantanamo Bay," the Prime Minister's spokesman said. "Any determination for an individual to come to Australia would be made on a case-by-case basis. "All persons accepted to come to Australia would have to meet Australia's strict legal requirements and go through the normal and extremely rigorous assessment processes." The Australian reported yesterday the US State Department had over the past 12 months cabled more than 100 countries seeking help to clear out Guantanamo Bay. The incoming administration of Barack Obama, which plans to shut the facility within two years, is expecting help in resettling more than 250 detainees still held at Guantanamo Bay. About 60 detainees have been cleared for release by US authorities but are unable to return to their homelands because they fear retribution. Greens senator Rachel Siewert told The Australian Guantanamo Bay was a creation of the US Government and was therefore Washington's problem. She said the Prime Minister should refuse to take any detainees. Read the full story at The Australian