Clinton thanks Ireland for supporting US in Guantanamo Bay crisis

US SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton has thanked Ireland for accepting two detainees from Guantanamo Bay and helping her country untangle the human rights mess created by the prison camp in the Caribbean.

She said our decision to settle two Uzbek detainees wrongfully imprisoned in Guantanamo was a help to President Barack Obama’s plans. His commitment to close the base by thebeginning of next year has run into serious financial and legal difficulties both at home and internationally, she added.

“We are very grateful to the Taoiseach, to the Government and to the people of Ireland for accepting the detainees.