Yemeni president capitulates to the demands of Houthi rebels

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8. Lawmakers push to keep detainees in Gitmo after Yemen's collapse

Do you ever wonder why they are so anxious to keep Gitmo open and the prisoners inside it?

The collapse of Yemen's Western-backed government has raised new concerns in Congress about President's Obama plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

The majority of the remaining detainees at the prison are from Yemen, alarming lawmakers who fear they will return to the battlefield to wage attacks against the United States if they are transferred out.

"The country from which the greatest number of people at Guantanamo originate is Yemen, and they want to empty the place out," House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) said Thursday.

Congress has in previous years restricted the return of detainees back to Yemen out of concern that the country’s government would not be able to monitor their activities.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/230618-lawmakers-push-gitmo-restrictions-after-yemens-collapse