[Eagle of Liberty]

was this the jail that was being considered years ago as Holder’s chosen site for those from Gitmo?

[Dr. Sivana]

was this the jail that was being considered years ago as Holder’s chosen site for those from Gitmo?

Sure was. It's Illinois' reward for being firmly in Obama's column. Wasn't that special!

[Eagle of Liberty]

Holy Crap! Yes it is!

Some Guantanamo detainees to be moved to Illinois

Some terrorism suspects held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be moved to an Illinois prison that the federal government will buy to hold them, the Obama administration announced Tuesday.

Fewer than 100 Guantanamo detainees would come to the maximum-security Thomas Correctional Center, 150 miles west of Chicago, said Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois. Republican Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois put the figure at 70.

An executive order issued by President Obama called for Attorney General Eric Holder to purchase the nearly vacant prison and for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to "prepare the [prison] for secure housing of detainees currently held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base who have been or will be designated for relocation, and shall relocate such detainees to the [prison], consistent with laws related to Guantanamo detainees."

[SusaninOhio]

YES and Rush spoke about it today.

Congress turned down buying the joint. So Obama went around them.

This man is a crook, a liar, and he has committed many impeachable offenses. When he leave DC (hopefully very soon), can he pardon himself? I’m sure he will pardon all of his friends.

[ColdOne]

yes