Quote of the Day

We are possibly witnessing some of the practical effects of the hell-bent rush to close Club Gitmo.

"This is a very sensitive topic because you know the position that the Iraqi government, the U.S. and British governments, and all the governments do not accept the idea of exchanging hostages for prisoners. . . . So we put it in another format, and we told them that if they want to participate in the political process they cannot do so while they are holding hostages. And we mentioned to the American side that they cannot join in the political process and release their hostages while their leaders are behind bars or imprisoned."

That from Iraqi official Sami al-Askari on the proper framing of the hostage-for-terrorist negotiations held between the U.S., the Brits and the terrorist network, Asaib al-Haq.

Read the whole story at the link. It's not pretty.

Let's see how much traction this story gets.