Montana Town Dreams of Being Guantanamo of the Plains

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Run time: 01:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy6BcwzqszA   Posted on YouTube: April 24, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: April 25, 2009 By DU Member: Generic Other Views on DU: 453

 
Economic development officials in Hardin are looking at the soon-to-close detention facility in Guantanamo Bay as a possible fix for the jail sitting empty in Hardin.

President Barack Obama signed an executive order Jan. 22 to close the Guantanamo detention facilities in Cuba where hundreds of enemy combatants have been held since 2002. The closure is to occur in a year, during which time remaining detainees must be returned to their home countries or detained elsewhere.

Meanwhile, a 460-bed detention facility sits empty in Hardin. Built by Two Rivers Authority, the city's economic development arm, the facility was meant to bring economic development to Hardin by creating more than 100 high-paying jobs.

Thinking there's probably a better way at
http://www.michaelmoore.com

[Wetzelbill]

1. Hell yeah, way to go Montana

One of my teammates when I went to Bulgaria was from Hardin.

[Crowman1979]

2. BUT..BUT there putting the turrists on our soil!

We cannot let theses musleems tread a foot on out sacred ground! :sarcasm: