Looks like trouble in paradise.
Though the Obama administration proudly announced Thursday that it had freed and resettled four Guantanamo detainees in Bermuda, the British government is complaining that it was not adequately consulted on the deal.
And since Bermuda is a British territory, that means the prisoner transfer may not be permanent.
"The Bermudan government should have consulted us as to whether this falls into their competence. Foreign affairs and security issues would usually fall under U.K. government," one British official told FOX News, adding that they would pursue a security assessment. "It's unlikely any more (detainees) will go to any British overseas territories."
Bermuda Premier Ewart Brown also released a carefully worded statement confirming that the British colonial governor, after meeting with him Thursday morning, had questions, and is "seeking to further assess the ramifications" on behalf of the United Kingdom before signing off on the deal.
Brown stressed the transfer process is "not complete" until the British government agrees, though he said on behalf of the Bermuda government that "this decision is the right one from a humanitarian perspective."
Maybe they can do a "Best of Gitmo" show on the cruise ships that pull into port. Disney could even do a "Terrorists of the Caribbean" bit on their ships.
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