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Gitmo Deadline May Be MissedPosted on Sep 28, 2009
Senior White House officials have made it known that the self-imposed deadline for closing Guantanamo by January, one of the first orders laid down by Barack Obama as president, may have to be extended as legal and logistical questions prevent the U.S. from regaining its “moral high ground.” —JCL
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By Folktruther, September 29 at 4:09 pm #
As Ardee says, lawless impriosnment, torture and murder continue under Obama as they did under Bush. The US traditional bourgeois Democracy is dead, replaced by a lawless neoliberal police state.
Report thisBy SusanSunflower, September 29 at 2:25 pm #
Closing Gitmo was always going to take serious courage.
Maybe they can study it for another 9 months ... and discharge another handful or two ...
what comes after trifecta?
Report thisBy JamesSen, September 29 at 12:59 pm #
I’m pleased that stuff is progressing here, it’s a complicated issue and needs to be wound down correctly. It’s easy to say just close it down, but obviously it’s a delicate balance between the law and the practical application of it.
James Sen
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By ardee, September 29 at 6:26 am #
Meanwhile, rendition continues, torture continues, invasions of a sovereign nation continues, propping up puppet govts. continues, peoples suffering continues…Just like under Bush the bathroom in the Oval Office has copies of our Constitution for toilet paper.
Report thisBy LostHills, September 28 at 10:44 pm #
No shit?!?!
Report thisWow…...........
By skulz fontaine, September 28 at 4:35 pm #
That Obama “change” seems inordinately Bush-league. Mercy, talk about bitter
Report thisdisappointment.
By Carlton, September 28 at 3:50 pm #
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All those “detainees” can fit on one airplane. Put me in charge and I’ll close it in one day. This is absurd, as detailed here: http://www.g2mil.com/closegitmo.htm
As it says, they should close the entire base, not just the prison
Report thisBy voice of truth, September 28 at 2:30 pm #
Shocking.
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