In this photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, Brian Long, who's parents died when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in the Sept. 11, 2001 attack, chokes up during a press conference held by attack victims' family members, at Camp Justice, the site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal compound, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, Thursday, July 16, 2009. Victims' family members observed hearings held Thursday in the case titled U.S. vs Mohammed, which includes five alleged co-conspirators in the 2001 attacks. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, Pool)From Yahoo News/AP:
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – Families of people killed in the Sept. 11 terror attack on the U.S. urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to reverse his order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison.
They expressed fear the closure would further delay the long-stalled effort to prosecute the men who have claimed responsibility for the plot.
A contingent of nine relatives of Sept. 11 victims traveled to the U.S. Navy base in Cuba to observe pretrial hearings for several detainees, including five charged in the attack. All said they were impressed with proceedings that seemed fair — perhaps too fair — to the accused.
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My Comment: What were the "poster children" for the mass media after 9/11 .... where every complaint, comment, or protest was reported .... they are now ignored.