Well, well, well... no surprise, the jihadis are giving the Obama administration a verbal pat on the back:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LR340030.htm
“Taliban say Guantanamo closure “positive step””
27 Jan 2009 23:41:41 GMT
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) -
SNIPPET: “”Obama’s move to close Guantanamo detention centre is a positive step for peace and stability in the region and the world...,” the Taliban said in a message posted on Islamist websites, monitored by the U.S.-based terrorism monitor, the SITE Intelligence Group.
The message said Obama had to reverse the policies of former President George W. Bush in Afghanistan and the Islamic world.
“If Obama is right and, according to his words, wants to open a new page based on peaceful interaction built on mutual respect with the Islamic world, the first thing he has to do is to stop and annul all these procedures, which were created according to Bush’s criminal policy,” it said.
“He must completely withdraw all his forces from the two occupied Islamic countries (Afghanistan and Iraq), and to stop defending Israel against Islamic interests in the Middle East and the entire world,” the Taliban message said.”