Another Indication That The Prison At Guantanamo Is Not Going To Close Anytime Soon

Omar Khadr sits during a hearing at the U.S. Military Commissions court for war crimes, at the US Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Monday. Photograph by: Janet Hamlin, AFP/Getty Images

Guantánamo Prepares For Trials, Not Camps Closure -- Miami Herald/AP

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Rather than shutting Guantánamo, the U.S. military is gearing up for the war-crimes trial of a former child soldier at the navy base on southeastern Cuba this summer.

The case of detainee Omar Khadr highlights how President Barack Obama has struggled to carry out a pledge he made immediately after taking office to close the globally unpopular military prison, which he called a recruiting tool for terrorists.

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My Comment: The Canadian press were reporting last week that Omar Khadr was heading for trial in the U.S.

I guess someone changed their mind.

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