RSSWH: Gitmo unlikely to close by January
From: The Washington Times | September 27, 2009
President Obama may not be able to meet his stated goal of closing the much-criticized Guantanamo Bay prison by January as his administration runs into daunting legal and logistical hurdles to moving the more than 220 detainees still there. Senior administration officials acknowledged for the first time Friday that difficulties in completing the lengthy review of detainee files and resolving other thorny questions mean the president’s promised January deadline may slip. Mr. Obama’s aides have stepped up their work toward closure and the president remains as committed to closing the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, …
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