Obama Closing Guantanamo

Obama Guantanamo Closing: White House Regroups After Missteps

Posted 05.25.2011

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This article by Dafna Linzer, ProPublica, and Anne E. Kornblut, Washington Post, was published by ProPublica under a Creative Commons license. With ...

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White House Drafts Executive Order To Allow Indefinite Detention Of Terror Suspects

ProPublica | Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reasser...

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No We Can't: Obama's Guantánamo

Cori Crider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cori Crider

Celebrations of a new civil liberties hero were sadly premature. Four months on, dozens of innocents are still in prison.

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Obama Guantanamo Speech: Pledges To "Clean Up The Mess"

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama fought Thursday to retake command of the emotional debate over closing Guantanamo, denouncing "fear-mongerin...

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Sarkozy To Obama: France Will Take Gitmo Detainee

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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STRASBOURG, France — Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans _ popular here _ to e...

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Obama Pledges To Repair Relationship With Europe

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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STRASBOURG, France — Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans _ popular here _ to e...

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Obama's Decisive Break with Bush's "War on Terror" Policies

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

Obama's new Orders are a bold start, but more detail is required, dangerous loopholes must be shut off permanently, and other parts of the Bush administration's dark legacy need to be swiftly addressed.

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Gone-tanamo Bay: the Right Decision

Rep. John Murtha | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. John Murtha

The problem with Guantanamo was never about its bricks and mortar. The problem with Guantanamo is that its very existence stains and defies the moral fiber of our great nation.

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Obama's Guantánamo Mistake: He's Not Closing Gitmo the Right Way

Brandt Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brandt Goldstein

Obama has issued an executive order to shut down the prison. That alone is not enough. An executive order can be changed -- easily.

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