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Ireland to accept two from Guantanamo

February 17, 2011

By Staff Reporter

The two men are reportedly Uzbeks who, in the eyes of the U.S. government, do not pose a security threat to the U.S. and, presumably, anywhere else.
The two are expected to travel to Ireland sometime in the next few months. Ireland is standing in as a host country because it is felt that the men will face persecution should they be returned to their native Uzbekistan.

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