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	<title><![CDATA[Why Guantanamo Must Be Closed: Advice for Barack Obama]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-worthington/why-guantanamo-must-be-cl_b_144249.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>On Sunday, in his first television interview since winning the Presidential election, Barack Obama repeated his campaign pledge to close the prison at Guant&Atilde;&iexcl;namo Bay and to ban the use of torture by US forces. Speaking on <em><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml">60 Minutes</a></em>, he explained, "I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guant&Atilde;&iexcl;namo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture. And I'm going to make sure that we don't torture. Those are part...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-12-18T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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