“WELCOME TO THE TERRORIST for JOBS EXCHANGE”
by Kevin McCullough – 11.15.09
It appears that officials in three states–Illinois, Montana, and Colorado–are salivating over the hope of landing a federal contract to house some of the remaining Gitmo detainees. The reason for such desperation appears mostly to be driven by desperate economics. Amid reports this weekend that President Obama’s home state of Illinois is hoping to sell a prison facility to the federal government, the acting governor and senior senator from that state are calling it a “prize to be won.”