Detainee Transfer Announced

English: GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (July 16, 2010) The North East Gate at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is the only entry and exit point to mainland Cuba from the naval station. It has been closed to base personnel since the United States broke off diplomatic relations with the Cuban government on January 3, 1961. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Bill Mesta/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

            The Department of Defense announced today that Ibrahim al Qosi was transferred from the detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Sudan.  

            In July 2010, al Qosi pleaded guilty in a military commission to both conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism, as defined by the Military Commissions Act.  He was sentenced to 14 years confinement for his crimes.  In exchange for cooperating with prosecutors as required by the terms of his pre-trial agreement, the Convening Authority for Military Commissions suspended all but two years of that sentence, starting from July 7, 2010, the date of his plea.  The United States government has returned al Qosi to Sudan at the conclusion of the unsuspended portion of his sentence. 

            The United States coordinated with the government of Sudan regarding appropriate security and humane treatment measures.  In accordance with statutory reporting requirements, the administration informed Congress of its intent to transfer al Qosi to Sudan. 

            Documents related to al Qosi’s military commission proceedings are available on the Office of Military Commissions website at: http://www.mc.mil/ . 

            Today, 168 detainees remain at the detention center in Guantanamo Bay.

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Sudan InFocus (VOA News)

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South Sudan Celebrates as Referendum Results Confirmed

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Sunday, January 30th, 2011 at 2:25 pm UTC

Posted 19 minutes ago

Celebrations erupted in southern Sudan‘s capital on Sunday, as officials confirmed the region’s voters have chosen to split from the north.

The Southern Sudan Referendum Commission said 98.8 percent of voters favored separation in this month’s landmark referendum. It said only 16,000 people out of 3.8 million voted to keep Sudan unified.

Earlier, partial results had made the outcome clear but Sunday marked the first time the complete tally was announced.

Southern Sudan’s leader, Salva Kiir, praised Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for agreeing to the 2005 accord that ended Sudan’s civil war and paved the way for the referendum.

He held off proclaiming his region’s independence, saying south Sudan must respect the accord. The agreement says the south can declare independence on July 9.

Northern Sudanese leaders, including President Bashir, have said they will accept the referendum’s results.

The sides still have several issues to resolve, especially the fate of the oil-producing Abyei region, which sits along the north-south border.

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White House Daily Snapshot

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Your Daily Snapshot for Saturday, Jan. 15,  2011

Your Weekly Address: “Before We are Democrats or Republicans, We are Americans“As Congress returns to work, the President calls on them — and all of us — to debate our differences vigorously but to live up to the spirit of common cause we felt following the tragedy in Arizona. Watch the video. Weekly Wrap Up Tragedy in Arizona: On Saturday, January 8th, 2011, senseless acts of violence committed in Tucson, Arizona claimed innocent lives. At a memorial event, President Obama asked Americans to channel their emotions toward the pursuit of a more perfect union, saying that “If this tragedy prompts reflection and debate — as it should — let’s make sure it’s worthy of those we have lost.” Watch the video. View the photo gallery. Read an open letter to parents from the First Lady. MLK Day: Find opportunities in your community to honor Dr. King and mark the 25th anniversary of the holiday by volunteering with a service project near you. In Numbers: Less than a month after President Obama signs the tax cut compromise, millions of American workers are already seeing the impact show up in their paychecks from the payroll tax cut – here are some numbers to help you understand what that means. Changes for Cuba and America: The President directs the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take a series of steps to continue efforts to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their country’s future. Read the announcement. Honoring Holbrooke: The President joins countless others in honoring legend of American diplomacy Richard Holbrooke. Read the remarks. West Wing Week: Preview of “Dispatches from Sudan“: This week, an historic referendum took place in Sudan and West Wing Week takes you there. Join General Scott Gration, President Obama’s Special Envoy to Sudan, for a unique look at the vote that could result in the world’s newest nation. Watch the video. VP Visits Afghanistan: Vice President Biden spends the week in Afghanistan to assess progress toward full independence for Afghanistan, meet with our partners, and commend our troops. Read the post. View the gallery. Haiti: One Year Later: A statement from the President. A look back on the last year and on toward the future from the highest-ranking Haitian-American official in the Obama Administration. The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111

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Companies With Permission to Bypass Sanctions (NYT)

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New York Times repost.

Over the last three presidential administrations, the United States government has granted nearly 10,000 special licenses allowing almost 4,000 American companies to enter into transactions that would otherwise be prohibited by trade embargoes and sanctions rules. Most of the licenses were issued under a broadly defined “humanitarian” exemption mandated by Congress that has allowed companies to do billions of dollars of business in countries that the United States has blacklisted as state sponsors of terrorism including Iran, Sudan and Cuba. Read Related Story »

• Examples of Licenses Details from more than 100 cases where exemptions were granted.
• Top Licensees Nearly 300 companies received five or more exemptions.

About the data The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has said its database may contain certain errors, including some in the identification of licensees. The New York Times made corrections to eliminate obvious errors.

Some sanctions programs are specific to one country, though each varies in its restrictions.

Other programs are focused on individuals or companies involved in weapons proliferation, narcotics and terrorism. Licenses issued under these programs are often sought by companies that did not realize when they entered into transactions that they involved blacklisted entities. OFAC’s responses in these cases vary. Sometimes a license simply authorizes the company to extricate itself from a transaction. In other cases, the license authorizes the company to return money or, in isolated cases, to proceed.

View details for all programs at the Treasury Department.

This list excludes all licenses granted for religious and educational purposes and for Cuban travel. It also excludes licenses involving Syria, which are processed separately by the Commerce Department.

Company	Total	Countries/Programs
Bank of America	217	Cuba (165) Iran (19) Kosovo (11) Sudan (9) Non-Proliferation (5) Multiple (2) Iraq (2) Burma (1) Weapons Mass Destruction (1) Yugoslavia (1) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1)
General Electric	213	Iran (160) Sudan (35) Iraq (11) Libya (6) Cuba (1)
Citigroup Inc.	185	Cuba (45) Non-Proliferation (38) Iran (37) Kosovo (22) Iraq (15) Libya (12) Sudan (4) Burma (4) Yugoslavia (2) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (2) Taliban (1) Zimbabwe (1) Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea (1) North Korea (1)
Coico Medical L.L.C.	129	Iran (129)
American Pulp & Paper Corporation	128	Iran (128)
ABS Global Inc.	99	Iran (99)
Bank of New York	95	Cuba (95)
Hercules U.S.A. Inc.	92	Iran (92)
Siemens	89	Iran (50) Iraq (34) Sudan (5)
Boston Scientific Corporation	76	Iran (75) Iraq (1)
JP Morgan Chase	72	Cuba (43) Iran (8) Sudan (5) Iraq (4) Kosovo (4) Burma (3) Non-Proliferation (2) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (2) Yugoslavia (1)
Datascope Corp	71	Iran (71)
Pfizer Inc	70	Iran (60) Sudan (3) Libya (3) Cuba (2) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (2)
Bank of New York Mellon	68	Non-Proliferation (45) Kosovo (10) Sudan (6) Iraq (4) Iran (1) Yugoslavia (1) Libya (1)
Bunge Global Markets Inc.	62	Iran (47) Sudan (8) Libya (6) Cuba (1)
Becton Dickinson and Company	61	Iran (49) Iraq (6) Sudan (3) Cuba (2) Libya (1)
Caterpillar Inc.	61	Iraq (57) Iran (2) Taliban (1) Cuba (1)
Abbott Laboratories	60	Iran (46) Sudan (11) Cuba (1) Libya (1) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1)
Archer Daniels Midland Company	60	Iran (48) Cuba (5) Libya (5) Sudan (1) Iraq (1)
Hologic Inc	56	Iran (56)
Techsnabexport	52	Enriched Uranium (50) Iraq (2)
Louis Dreyfus Corporation	49	Sudan (20) Iran (19) Cuba (7) Libya (3)
Philips Electronics	49	Iran (35) Libya (8) Sudan (6)
First Union	45	Cuba (35) Sudan (4) Iran (2) North Korea (2) Libya (1) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1)
World Wide Sires, Ltd.	45	Iran (42) Sudan (3)
Cargill	41	Cuba (21) Sudan (10) Iran (4) Libya (2) North Korea (2) Yugoslavia (1) Iraq (1)
American Express	40	Cuba (29) Libya (3) Sudan (3) Kosovo (3) Multiple (1) Iran (1)
Baxter International	37	Iran (22) Sudan (12) Iraq (2) Libya (1)
Deutsche Bank	35	Cuba (21) Kosovo (7) Sudan (3) Iraq (2) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1) Global Terrorism (1)
Fisher Rosemount S.A.	35	Iraq (35)
Medtronic Inc.	35	Iran (28) Sudan (4) Libya (2) Iraq (1)
Stryker Corporation	35	Iran (30) Sudan (4) Libya (1)
Transcard Canada	35	Cuba (35)
Wyeth	33	Iran (15) Sudan (10) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (3) Libya (2) Narcotics (1) Global Terrorism (1) Iraq (1)
Phibor Animal Health	32	Iran (32)
Department of Civil Aviation	31	Burma (31)
Lex S.A.	30	Cuba (30)
Wachovia Bank	30	Non-Proliferation (27) Iran (1) Cuba (1) Sudan (1)
AirSep Cororation	29	Iran (27) Libya (1) Sudan (1)
Coca-Cola Company	27	Iran (12) Sudan (9) Libya (3) Cuba (2) Iraq (1)
Cooperative Resouces International	27	Iran (27)
Medrad Incorporated	27	Iran (24) Sudan (3)
Eastman Kodak Company	26	Iran (20) Sudan (6)
Eli Lilly and Company	26	Iran (19) Iraq (5) Sudan (2)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art	26	Iran (24) Iraq (2)
Global Relief Foundation	24	Global Terrorism (24)
People to People International	24	Cuba (24)
PepsiCo Inc.	24	Iran (16) Sudan (5) Libya (3)
Carl Zeiss Meditec	23	Iran (22) Iraq (1)
Draeger Medical Systems	23	Iran (18) Sudan (5)
Bayer Corporation	22	Iran (13) Sudan (6) Kosovo (1) Cuba (1) Iraq (1)
Merck	22	Iran (10) Sudan (6) Libya (4) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1) Iraq (1)
Seminis	22	Sudan (12) Iran (9) Libya (1)
Chiquita Brands International Inc.	21	Iran (20) Libya (1)
Applied Imaging Corporation	20	Iran (20)
FMC Corporation	20	Iraq (18) Cuba (2)
Fotochemiische Werke GmbH	20	Iran (20)
Mars Inc.	20	Iran (10) Libya (5) Sudan (4) Iraq (1)
Weatherford International	20	Iraq (13) Iran (5) Sudan (2)
Drew Scientific Inc.	19	Iran (19)
Emerald Seeds	19	Iran (14) Sudan (5)
Genzyme Corporation	18	Iran (14) Libya (2) Cuba (2)
St. Jude Medical Inc.	18	Iran (12) Iraq (6)
The Boeing Company	18	Sudan (8) Multiple (2) Global Terrorism (2) Iran (2) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1) Libya (1) Belarus (1) Cuba (1)
Varian Medical Systems	18	Iran (15) Sudan (3)
Caribbean Music & Dance	17	Cuba (17)
Catholic Relief Services	16	Cuba (11) Burma (2) Iran (1) Sudan NGO Registration (1) Iraq (1)
Sportika Export	16	Iran (16)
Alta Genetics Inc.	15	Iran (15)
Haemonetics Corporation	15	Iran (9) Sudan (3) Cuba (2) Iraq (1)
Holy Land Foundation	15	Global Terrorism (15)
Kannar Inc.	15	Iran (15)
WHSP Consumer Care	15	Iran (14) Sudan (1)
Biomune Company	14	Iran (14)
Center for Cuban Studies	14	Cuba (14)
Comdex Corporation	14	Iran (14)
Deutsche Bank / Bankers Trust	14	Cuba (14)
Ohmeda Medical	14	Libya (6) Sudan (4) Iran (4)
The NeoStrata Company	14	Iran (14)
Tuthill Energy Systems	14	Iraq (14)
Valeant Phamaceuticals International	14	Sudan (12) Iran (2)
Asistur	13	Cuba (13)
Del Monte	13	Iran (11) Sudan (2)
Hill-Rom Company	13	Iran (12) Iraq (1)
HSBC	13	Cuba (4) Non-Proliferation (3) Kosovo (2) Sudan (2) Zimbabwe (1) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1)
Zoll Medical Corporation	13	Iran (13)
National Endowment for Democracy	12	Cuba (5) Iran (2) Sudan NGO Registration (2) Sudan (1) Burma (1) Iraq (1)
Oxfam	12	Cuba (12)
State Oil Marketing Organization	12	Iraq (12)
Western Union	12	Cuba (10) Multiple (1) Iran (1)
Airport Manager Yangon Airport	11	Burma (11)
American Red Cross	11	Cuba (5) Iraq (2) Iran (1) Multiple (1) Sudan NGO Registration (1) Terrorism List (1)
Chase Manhattan Bank	11	Kosovo (7) Yugoslavia (2) Multiple (1) Libya (1)
Elsie	11	Cuba (11)
Foundation of the Cuban Association of the S.M.O. of Malta Inc.	11	Cuba (11)
Johnson & Johnson	11	Iran (11)
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceutical Company	11	Iran (11)
Overseas Equipment Services Inc.	11	Iraq (11)
Valmont Industries Inc	11	Iraq (10) Iran (1)
Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade	10	Libya (8) General (1) Iraq (1)
Benevolence International Foundation	10	Global Terrorism (10)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	10	Iran (7) Libya (2) Sudan (1)
FMC Technologies	10	Iraq (10)
Gambro BCT Inc.	10	Iran (8) Sudan (2)
Genetics International	10	Sudan (8) Iraq (2)
Global Links	10	Cuba (10)
GN Otometrics	10	Iran (10)
International Cotton Advisory Committee	10	Sudan (8) Iran (2)
Masimo Corporation	10	Iran (10)
Petoseed	10	Sudan (8) Iran (2)
3M Company	9	Iran (6) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (2) Sudan (1)
Banco do Brasil	9	Cuba (7) Sudan (1) Libya (1)
Beckman Coulter	9	Sudan (7) Iraq (2)
C.R. Bard Inc	9	Iran (5) Sudan (3) Cuba (1)
California Seed Company	9	Sudan (7) Libya (1) Iraq (1)
Cameco Europe Ltd.	9	Enriched Uranium (9)
Cogema Inc.	9	Enriched Uranium (9)
Edwards Lifesciences LLC	9	Iran (7) Libya (1) Sudan (1)
ExxonMobil	9	Iraq (2) Libya (1) Sudan (1) Narcotics (1) Angola (1) Taliban (1) Iran (1) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1)
Fleet Bank	9	Kosovo (4) Sudan (2) Cuba (1) Yugoslavia (1) Iran (1)
Globe Nuclear Services and Supply	9	Enriched Uranium (9)
Hollar & Co. Inc.	9	Iran (8) Libya (1)
Intervet Inc.	9	Sudan (5) Iran (4)
King Industries Inc.	9	Libya (9)
Modesto Seed Co. Inc.	9	Sudan (8) Iran (1)
Nova Biomedical Corporation	9	Iran (7) Sudan (2)
Royal Crown Cola Co.	9	Sudan (9)
Advanced International Pulp & Paper Corporation	8	Iran (8)
Alltech Inc.	8	Iran (7) Cuba (1)
BASTA!	8	Cuba (8)
CARE	8	Burma (4) Sudan NGO Registration (2) Sudan (1) Iraq (1)
ConAgra Foods	8	Cuba (5) Libya (1) Sudan (1) Iran (1)
Embrex Inc.	8	Iran (8)
Fisher Controls International	8	Iraq (7) Libya (1)
Fundacion Amistad Inc.	8	Cuba (8)
ICN Pharmaceuticals	8	Sudan (6) Yugoslavia (1) Iran (1)
Lockheed Martin Corporation	8	Sudan (5) Multiple (3)
MCI	8	Cuba (5) Iran (2) Iraq (1)
Project ORBIS International Inc.	8	Cuba (8)
Standard Chartered Bank	8	Cuba (5) Kosovo (1) Sudan (1) Libya (1)
US Agriseeds	8	Iran (8)
Volk Optical Inc.	8	Iran (7) Sudan (1)
World Vision International	8	Iran (3) Iraq (2) Cuba (1) Sudan NGO Registration (1) Global Terrorism (1)
Amexim Inc.	7	Iran (7)
Arnet Pharmaceutical Corporation	7	Iran (7)
Atlantica Del Golfo Sugar Company	7	Cuba (7)
Banamex	7	Cuba (7)
Bank One	7	Cuba (2) Multiple (1) Yugoslavia (1) Sudan (1) Global Terrorism (1) Iran (1)
Christie’s Inc.	7	Iran (7)
CNA Insurance Companies	7	North Korea (6) Cuba (1)
Denbur Inc.	7	Iran (6) Sudan NGO Registration (1)
Dessert Seed Co. Inc.	7	Iran (7)
DynCorp International LLC	7	Sudan (3) Iraq (2) Cuba (1) Iran (1)
EG & G	7	Global Terrorism (3) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (2) Liberia (1) Terrorism (1)
Golden Valley Seed	7	Iran (7)
Halocarbon Products Corporation	7	Iran (7)
Harris Moran Seed Company	7	Sudan (4) Iran (3)
Infratours Consorico Anglomexicano, SA.	7	Cuba (7)
Ingersoll-Rand Company	7	Iraq (4) Cuba (3)
International Pharmaco Inc.	7	Iran (7)
Iranmemco	7	Iran (7)
Jorge Rivera Funeral Home Inc.	7	Cuba (7)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art	7	Iran (5) Multiple (1) Iraq (1)
Ma Khim Kyi Law Office	7	Burma (7)
Merit Medical Systems Inc.	7	Iran (7)
Minrad Inc.	7	Iran (6) Sudan (1)
Museum of Fine Arts Boston	7	Sudan (7)
Neeltran Inc	7	Iraq (7)
OMS International Inc.	7	Cuba (4) Burma (3)
Sechrist Industries Inc.	7	Iran (7)
SIMS BCI Inc.	7	Iran (7)
Societe Generale	7	Kosovo (6) Libya (1)
SSCOR Inc.	7	Iran (7)
Sunseeds Company	7	Sudan (4) Iran (3)
Alcon Laboratories	6	Iran (6)
American Biosystems Inc.	6	Iran (6)
American Friends Service Committee	6	Cuba (4) Iran (1) Iraq (1)
American Good Health Inc.	6	Iran (6)
Ardess International	6	Iran (6)
Aviagen	6	Iran (6)
Awareness Technology Inc.	6	Iran (6)
Bahermahd Ltd.	6	Iran (6)
C.C.A.S., S.A.	6	Cuba (6)
CHS Inc.	6	Iran (5) Libya (1)
Civil Aviation Authority	6	Sudan (3) Libya (2) Burma (1)
Claim S.A.	6	Cuba (6)
Cuban American Telephone and Telegraph Company	6	Cuba (6)
Cumberland Packing Corporation	6	Iran (3) Sudan (2) Libya (1)
Daniel Industries	6	Iraq (6)
Diagnolab Inc.	6	Iran (6)
Elekta Limited	6	Iran (6)
Ford Foundation	6	Cuba (5) Sudan NGO Registration (1)
Funeraria Nacional	6	Cuba (6)
General Mills	6	Iran (6)
Grason-Stadler/Div of Viasys Healthcare	6	Iran (6)
Interconsult	6	Cuba (6)
Lane Limited	6	Iran (6)
Lincoln Electric Company	6	Iraq (6)
Nunhems USA Inc.	6	Iran (4) Sudan (2)
Occidental Petroleum Corporation	6	Libya (6)
Oracle Corporation	6	Iraq (6)
PAE Government Services Inc	6	Sudan (6)
Pall Corporation	6	Iran (6)
Pan American Health Organization /World Health Organization Credit Union of Washington, DC	6	Cuba (6)
Relief International	6	Iran (2) Burma (2) Global Terrorism (1) Sudan NGO Registration (1)
Respironics Inc.	6	Iran (6)
Social Science Research Council	6	Cuba (6)
Sovereign Military Order of Malta	6	Cuba (6)
Starkey Laboratories Inc.	6	Iran (6)
Summit Grain Corporation	6	Iran (6)
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation	6	Iran (6)
Troutlodge Inc.	6	Iran (6)
U.S.-Latin American Medical Aid Foundation	6	Cuba (6)
Union Bank of California	6	Cuba (4) Kosovo (1) Iran (1)
United States Enrichment Corporation	6	Enriched Uranium (6)
Wells Fargo Bank	6	Iran (3) Sudan (2) Kosovo (1)
World Fuel Services Corporation	6	Iraq (3) Iran (1) Burma (1) Sudan (1)
World Team	6	Cuba (6)
Zen-Noh Grain Corporation	6	Iran (5) Libya (1)
ABB Inc.	5	Iraq (5)
ABN Amro Bank	5	Libya (2) Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (1) Kosovo (1) Non-Proliferation (1)
AGA Medical Corporation	5	Iran (3) Sudan (2)
American Equipment Company	5	Iraq (5)
American International Group	5	Cuba (5)
Arab Bank of New York	5	Libya (2) Burma (1) Kosovo (1) Taliban (1)
Asgrow Seed Company	5	Iran (3) Sudan (1) Iraq (1)
Aspect Medical Systems	5	Iran (4) Sudan NGO Registration (1)
B.G. Sulzle Inc.	5	Iran (5)
Baker & McKenzie	5	Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (3) Cuba (1) Iran (1)
Banco Financiero Internacional	5	Cuba (5)
Bechtel	5	Iraq (5)
BNP Paribas	5	Burma (4) Iraq (1)
Bolton Medical Inc.	5	Iran (5)
BONY	5	Cuba (5)
Cam USA Inc.	5	Libya (3) Iran (2)
Canatech Inc.	5	Iraq (5)
Center for International Policy	5	Cuba (5)
Center for Marine Conservation	5	Cuba (5)
Clifford Chance, LLP	5	Cuba (3) Sudan (2)
CMP Industries LLC	5	Iran (5)
Commerce de International	5	Iran (5)
Datex Ohmeda Inc.	5	Iran (3) Iraq (2)
Flip Flop Eng. Co. Ltd.	5	Iran (5)
Florida Funeral Home and Crematory	5	Cuba (5)
Goldenland Seed Company Inc.	5	Sudan (5)
Hollister Limited	5	Iran (5)
IBC Airways	5	Cuba (5)
International Partnership Ministries Inc.	5	Cuba (4) Burma (1)
Islamic Relief	5	Global Terrorism (3) Sudan NGO Registration (1) Iraq (1)
Julie and Marty Belz Charitable Foundation	5	Cuba (5)
Katena Products Inc.	5	Iran (5)
Magnetrol	5	Iraq (5)
Marazul Tours Inc	5	Cuba (5)
McCormick & Company	5	Iran (5)
Mediterranean International	5	Iraq (5)
Motorola	5	Iraq (4) Taliban (1)
Nidek Medical Products Inc.	5	Iran (5)
Nord-Agrar	5	Iran (5)
Northern Trust	5	Global Terrorism (2) Kosovo (2) Multiple (1)
NOVUS International Inc.	5	Iran (5)
Open Society Institute	5	Global Terrorism (1) Cuba (1) Burma (1) Iran (1) Sudan NGO Registration (1)
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc.	5	Iran (5)
Pharmavite	5	Iran (5)
Riceland Foods Inc.	5	Cuba (3) Iran (2)
Roxcel Corporation	5	Iran (5)
Save the Children	5	Sudan NGO Registration (2) Global Terrorism (1) Burma (1) Iraq (1)
Smiths Medical MD Inc.	5	Iran (5)
Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN)	5	Iran (5)
The Cooper Companies	5	Iran (5)
Thiga Soft Drinks	5	Sudan (5)
TIC Gums Inc.	5	Sudan (5)
USEC	5	Enriched Uranium (5)
WILD Flavors Inc.	5	Iran (5)
William Wrigley Jr. Company	5	Sudan (4) Iran (1)
Woodhouse International	5	Iraq (5)
Xantic	5	Sudan (2) Cuba (2) Libya (1)
York International Coporation	5	Iraq (5)
ZLB Behring	5	Iran (5)

By JO BECKER, TYSON EVANS and RON NIXON | Source: Office of Foreign Assets Control

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               The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of two detainees from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Governments of Spain and Latvia. 

               As directed by the President’s January 22, 2009 executive order, the interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of these cases.  As a result of that review, which examined a number of factors, including security issues, the detainees were approved for transfer by unanimous consent among all the agencies involved in the task force.  In accordance with congressionally mandated reporting requirements, the administration informed Congress of its intent to transfer these individuals at least 15 days before their transfer.

               The identities of the individuals are being withheld for privacy reasons at the request of the receiving governments.  The United States is grateful to the governments of Spain and Latvia for their willingness to support U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.  The United States coordinated with the governments of Spain and Latvia to ensure the transfers took place under appropriate security measures and will remain in close consultation with both governments regarding these individuals.

               Since 2002, more than 600 detainees have departed Guantanamo Bay for other destinations, including Albania, Algeria, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Chad, Denmark, Egypt, Georgia, France, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan, Palau, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom and Yemen.

               Today, 176 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.

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