WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is still determined to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, despite criticism over his civilian prosecution of terror suspects, the White House said on Thursday.
"The president remains committed to closing Guantanamo Bay to ensure that it is no longer the recruiting poster that it is right now for al Qaeda," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told a news briefing.
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