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Wolves, bears and detainees

Wed., April 29, 2009

The Spokesman-Review

The April 24 issue of The Spokesman-Review states that Chinese Muslims imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may be freed in U.S. by the Obama administration. Hey! Give them a chance; let’s take a gamble. They shouldn’t be any danger to our country.

And maybe for each prisoner they release into the U.S. they could transplant two endangered Canadian wolves and one grizzly bear into Central Park New York City. Let’s propagate the species. It makes just as much sense to me.

Jim Shubert

St. Maries

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