Ex-Guantanamo detainees begin new lives in Palau Nov 4, 2009
KOROR, Palau They've shaved off the long beards they wore at Guantanamo Bay, and they were angered at a local newspaper report that casually referred to them as terrorists ... The six Chinese Muslim men were also relieved and thankful to be out of the U.S. prison and beginning new lives in Palau on Tuesday as they gave their first tentative media interview to The Associated Press ... "We are extremely grateful to the president of Palau and the people of Palau who have graciously accepted us and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
USDA: Glitch With Foreign SS Numbers Fixed Nov 3, 2009
The Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau all have their own Social Security systems, but the USDA and several other agencies have treated numbers issued by the three nations as if they were U.S. numbers, regardless of whether they were already in use. That can create headaches similar to identity theft when identities become linked in the eyes of lenders or creditors. (Click2Houston, TX)
Copyright pirates face crackdown Nov 1, 2009
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When public and private collide Nov 1, 2009
Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Globes confirm Oscar favourites Nov 1, 2009
Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
UN warns on password 'explosion' Nov 1, 2009
Guantanamo Uighurs sent to Palau. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Answering back Nov 1, 2009
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British actors dominate TV Globes Nov 1, 2009
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Palau to take Uighurs Nov 1, 2009
Palau to take Guantanamo Uighurs ... The Pacific nation of Palau says it has agreed to a US request to temporarily resettle up to 17 Chinese Muslims ... Palau, a former US trust territory, grants diplomatic recognition to Taiwan, not China. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
General Assembly urges end to embargo on Cuba Oct 30, 2009
Only Israel and tiny Palau supported the United States, while Micronesia and the Marshall Islands abstained. The margin of opposition to the US embargo has grown steadily since 1992, when 59 countries voted in favour of the resolution. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
UN calls for end to U.S. embargo on Cuba Oct 29, 2009
Only the United States, Israel and Palau voted against the non-binding resolution, while Micronesia and the Marshall Islands abstained. Over 17 consecutive years since 1992, a majority in the United Nations General Assembly have supported lifting the unilateral U.S. embargo. (Xinhuanet, China)
UN General Assembly urges end to US embargo on Cuba Oct 29, 2009
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Israel ex-PM's graft trial begins Sep 25, 2009
Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary. Dinosaurs had 'earliest feathers. (BBC News -- Africa)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Sep 25, 2009
Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary. India hails Moon mission 'find. (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Palau Deal Close For Uighur Guantanamo Detainees Aug 5, 2009
KOROR, Palau, Aug. 5, 2009 ... Lawyer: Some Uighur Guantanamo Detainees Have Agreed To Go To Palau, Formal Deal Close ... (AP) Some Chinese Muslims still detained at Guantanamo Bay have overcome reservations about being sent to the remote Pacific nation of Palau, and a final deal on their relocation was close, a lawyer for two of them said Wednesday. (CBS News -- World)
In Paris, Uighurs launch fresh protest Jul 9, 2009
They were sent to the tiny Pacific nation of Palau instead. Related Stories 07/06/2009 09/29/2003 09/26/2003. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Supreme Court leaves hanging the case of detained Uighurs Jul 1, 2009
Two weeks ago, four Uighurs were resettled in Bermuda and discussions are under way to send others to Palau in the tropical south Pacific. Willett says negotiations involve only a few of the Uighurs, not all of them. (Christian Science Monitor)
Firefighters’ case among last facing justices Jun 28, 2009
The 13 Uighurs who remain at the US naval base in Cuba may be sent to the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, a move that probably would end their court case. A bid by convicted police killer Troy Davis of Georgia to get a new court hearing so that he can present evidence suggesting his innocence. (Boston Globe)
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He quickly announced the closing of the prison at Guantanamo Bay and now finds his administration begging the likes of Palau and Bermuda to take a few detainees off its hands. His acceptance of Arabist insistence that all problems in the Middle East can be solved by getting an Israeli-Palestinian settlement has put us in the absurd position of pressuring Israel not to expand settlements by a single square meter but pledging not to "meddle" in Iran. (Human Events Online)
Jailed Uighurs against move to Palau Jun 23, 2009
US detainees balk at Palau move ... Five of 13 Guantanamo detainees from China do not want to be moved to the Pacific state of Palau, officials say ... A presidential spokesman in Palau said the five, from the Muslim Uighur ethnic group, had expressed concern that Palau could not protect them from China. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Palau president: Gitmo detainees still fear China (AP) Jun 23, 2009
Palau president: Gitmo detainees still fear China - Yahoo ... Palau president: Gitmo detainees still fear China ... MELEKEOK, Palau Some Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay who have been offered resettlement in Palau are leery of moving to the tiny Pacific island nation for fear that it cannot stand up to China, Palau's president said Tuesday. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
'Hall of Shame' Jun 22, 2009
The administration has asked at least 100 countries to take the Uighur prisoners, but so far, only Bermuda and Palau have offered to accept them. Gingrich has staked out his position both in a television appearance, in his regular column in the Washington Examiner, a free newspaper handed out at transit stations, and on his blog. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Freed Uighurs Relishing Bermuda's Sun And Sand Jun 21, 2009
Thirteen other Uighurs at Guantanamo are hoping to move to the Pacific island nation of Palau. All of them were captured in Pakistan and Afghanistan as suspected allies of the Taliban and al-Qaida, but the men claimed they had only fled oppression by China and were never enemies of the U.S.. (CBS News -- World)
Obama Financial Proposal Contains Sub-Prime Loan Shocker Jun 19, 2009
The unspent portion of the Economic Stimulus Package, the Presidential Election Fund, Americorps, the National Endowment for the Arts, Amtrak, the Nuclear Waste Fund, the Visa Lottery Program, Funding for GOP and Democrat Conventions, Farm Subsidies for Mohair, the Legal Services Corporation, the International Fund for Ireland, Enhancing Education Through Technology, Education Department Attache in Paris, Sugar Subsidies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Educational, Cultural,... (Human Events Online)
US official in Spain for Guantanamo talks Jun 17, 2009
The Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to take in 13 other Uighurs still being held. The men, members of a Muslim minority in China, have long since been cleared by U.S. officials, but have not been returned to China for fear of persecution there. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Four Guantnamo detainees to reside in Bermuda Jun 16, 2009
The four arrived early Thursday after a day of reports that the men, all members of the Uighur ethnic group in western China, might be sent to Palau in the South Pacific. Resettlement options for the 13 remaining Uighurs at Guantnamo are unclear. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Tehran Down the House Jun 16, 2009
Residents of the Republic of Palau are by their government's recent decision to take in 13 Chinese Muslim inmates from Guantanamo Bay ... The paper notes that the tiny nation may have been reluctant to say no to the prisoner transfer because Palau relies so heavily on the U.S. for aid and tourism. (Slate)
Obama Gives In to NIMBY Lawmakers Jun 16, 2009
And while much has been made about how a significant number of Uighurs would end up in Palau, it now seems clear they won't all end up in the island nation, so the administration is still negotiating with other countries to take some of the 13 Uighurs still in Guantanamo. The Chadian detainee who was released was the youngest in Guantanamo, when he was first caught in Pakistan in 2001. (Slate)
US Guantanamo deal 'kept from UK' Jun 16, 2009
It was revealed earlier in the week that the tiny Pacific island of Palau had agreed to take some of the 17 Chinese Uighurs at the camp. But the four remaining, it later emerged, had been accepted by the Bermuda government. (BBC News -- Americas)
Row erupts over Bermuda deal Jun 16, 2009
Earlier in the week the Pacific island of Palau had also agreed to take the detainees ... Palau, a former US trust territory, grants diplomatic recognition to Taiwan, not China ... On Thursday, the president of Palau told the Associated Press news agency that the island had agreed to take in the Uighers because of its tradition of hospitality - and not because of a reported offer of $200m (121m) in aid and other assistance from the US.. (BBC News -- Americas)
America's 'Bermuda solution' angers Britain... Jun 16, 2009
Another 13 Uighurs from Guantanamo are being sent to another tiny island, Palau, in the Pacific ... In Palau, angry residents are said to have inundated the island's only newspaper to express their concern. (The Drudge Report)
Italy To Take 3 Guantanamo Detainees Jun 16, 2009
" The announcement did not provide details on the names of the countries or the number of prisoners they might take. The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, meanwhile, said it would accept 13 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo. On Monday in the Oval Office, Obama credited Italy for its participation in the EU agreement. "It will give us an opportunity to create a lasting and durable international legal framework for dealing with terrorism that I think is very important on both sides of the... (Click2Houston, TX)
For Gitmo Uighurs, new life is no walk on the beach Jun 16, 2009
There have also been tales of the guava juice-sipping lifestyle that awaits several Uighur prisoners who are expected to be resettled soon in the Pacific island republic of Palau. Much of the news coverage has focused on the fears of local residents: How can someone locked in Guantnamo be declared safe. (Christian Science Monitor)
Guantnamo's untouchables: What to do with Uighurs Jun 16, 2009
The Obama administration is considering sending 17 Chinese Muslims at the Guantnamo detention facility to the Pacific archipelago of Palau, pictured here in a 2005 photo ... The US moves toward sending the Chinese Muslims to Palau, a remote Pacific island ... Washington - The plight of 17 Chinese Muslims ordered released from the terror prison camp at Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, may be moving toward a solution with their possible resettlement to Palau in the south Pacific. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Obama: Italy to take 3 from Gitmo Jun 16, 2009
The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, meanwhile, said it would accept 13 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo. Dealing with terrorismOn Monday in the Oval Office, Obama credited Italy for its participation in the EU agreement. (MSNBC -- International)
Fiji, Facing Suspension From Pacific Forum, Rejects Calling New Elections May 1, 2009
Along with Fiji, Australia and New Zealand it includes Tonga, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. To contact the reporter on this story: in Sydney at. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Rick Steves: What's new in Europe for 2009 Apr 19, 2009
In Barcelona, Palau Gell, an early building by Antoni Gaud near the Ramblas, is being extensively renovated this year - but there's free admission to the limited rooms open to the public. In northern Portugal, the city of Coimbra is developing its long-neglected riverside. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
U.S. seeks seat on U.N. Human Rights Council Apr 2, 2009
The other three nations were Israel, Marshall Islands and Palau. But the council was created with an overwhelming 170 nations in support of it. (CNN -- World)
Will Obama shift on Cuba? Mar 3, 2009
Only Israel and Palau joined the US in supporting the embargo, with 185 countries voting against it. A rapprochement with Cuba would also help improve ties with Latin America. (BBC News -- Americas)
