Prison fortress: Camp Delta at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, a facility that holds prisoners who have been captured in the war in Afghanistan and elsewhere since the Sept 11, 2001 attacks. — Reuters
JUST as the Obama administration is finally about to release its long awaited plan to “close” the scourge known as the Guantánamo detention facility this week, Congress has cowardly voted to bar the transfer of any of its inmates to the United States. But don’t just blame Congress for this impasse – the Obama administration is just as guilty for keeping one of the world’s most effective terrorist recruiting tools open more than six years after vowing to close it.
It’s hard to list all of the incidents of censorship and violations of constitutional rights that have taken place under the Obama administration in regards to Guantánamo detainees, along with the many opportunities the White House has had to facilitate the closing of the prison but has declined.
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