A soldier stands guard in Guantanamo Bay prison (file photo). President Obama has ordered the prison be shut down and the CIA has announced it is closing its 'black sites'. Photo from The Daily Mail.From The Wall Street Journal:
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay by January "has proven more complicated than anticipated" but the Obama administration is committed to the goal even if it misses its deadline.
President Barack Obama's decision to close the prison for terror suspects, announced Jan. 22 in one of his first acts as president, has run into trouble in Congress, where some Democrats are pushing even more strongly than Republicans against the administration's plans.
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More News On Guantanamo Bay Prison
Barack Obama's Guantanamo Deadline Unlikely to be Met, Gates Concedes -- The Telegraph
Guantanamo closure target 'tough' -- BBC
Gates: Closing Gitmo more complicated than thought -- AP
Yemenis Pose Threat to Obama’s Plan to Shut Guantanamo Prison -- Bloomberg
Three more Gitmo detainees transferred -- Politico
Foreign Policy: Greg Craig On Guantanamo Bay -- NPR
Terror and Diplomacy -- Donald Lambro, Washington Times opinion
My Comment: This is rapidly becoming (if not already) a mess. I predict that the closer we get to the deadline of closing Guantanamo prison .... the more messier this will become.