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Uruguay President: “refugees” from Gitmo can leave whenever they want

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No surprise! With the magic transformation of Gitmo detainees (Islamic fighters captured on the battlefield) into full-fledged resettled refugees to Uruguay, the Obama Administration has made yet another move to completely destroy any vestiges of good feelings people may hold toward those labeled refugees. His State Department’s recent announcement of a new “refugee” program for … Continue reading Uruguay President: “refugees” from Gitmo can leave whenever they want

The newest “refugees”—Guantanamo prisoners sent to Uruguay

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Everybody is a refugee! Update December 9th:  Of course they can leave right away, here. I wonder how the true humanitarians feel when the word “refugee”—which they worked so hard for decades to produce only warm and fuzzy feelings of good will in the media and the general public when uttered—is now a dirty word. … Continue reading The newest “refugees”—Guantanamo prisoners sent to Uruguay

Paraguay: Iraqis and Syrians using fake Israeli passports caught entering the country

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Because refugee problems are now cropping up in South America we have recently added a category for that continent, see previous stories here.  Here is one post from February with a map of the routes being taken through South America and then to Europe. This news is not new, we have learned that fake passports … Continue reading Paraguay: Iraqis and Syrians using fake Israeli passports caught entering the country

Silly season in Mexico as the country considers ‘welcoming’ Syrian refugees

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Have you ever heard anything so ridiculous! As Mexico happily unloads its poor on America and allows Central Americans easy passage through Mexico so they too can ‘benefit’ from US generosity, the government of Mexico is considering becoming a recipient of impoverished Syrian refugees (and most will be Muslims). They think they might like to … Continue reading Silly season in Mexico as the country considers ‘welcoming’ Syrian refugees

Colombia: Somalis among illegal aliens deported back to Ecuador; were they headed north?

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Am I going to have to start a new category—Invasion of South America—similar to our much advanced ‘Invasion of Europe’ series? This is just a short news item initially from the Latin America Herald Tribune but published here in a Somali publication.  BOGOTA – Colombian police detained 37 undocumented immigrants from Cuba, Somalia, Ghana and … Continue reading Colombia: Somalis among illegal aliens deported back to Ecuador; were they headed north?