CNSNews.com - Illinois Congressman Says Obama Official Agreed That Moving Terrorists to U.S. Prison Would Increase Risk

CNSNews.com - Illinois Congressman Says Obama Official Agreed That Moving Terrorists to U.S. Prison Would Increase Risk: "(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) said last week he was “shocked” to hear a senior Department of Defense official agree with him that the administration’s plan to move detainees of Guantanamo Bay to Thomson, Ill., would pose an increased security risk.

At a press conference in the House of Representatives, Manzullo said the official “agreed with me there would be an increased security risk to northwest Illinois, but he had no way of estimating the extent of this threat.”

Manzullo told reporters he was “shocked” at the admission and later told CNSNews.com he was confused about how the administration could manage a risk it could not quantify.

“That’s when I said, ‘Well, if there’s no way that you can estimate -- measure -- the extent of the increased risk, then why are you making the move in the first place?’”"