New Gitmo? The Thomson Correctional Center, in Illinois, could start to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay. Photo from The Daily Mail.Illinois Prison Likely To House Detainees -- Washington Post
Despite GOP concerns, facility seen as choice to replace Guantanamo.
CHICAGO -- Despite opposition from congressional Republicans, the Obama administration is signaling that a state prison in rural Thomson, Ill., will probably become the new home for scores of terrorism suspects now housed at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Officials from the White House, Defense Department and U.S. Bureau of Prisons spent two hours last week briefing more than a dozen members of the Illinois congressional delegation in the office of Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.). To reassure skeptical Republicans, they emphasized security.
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My Comment: Spending money like there was no tomorrow .... even though the facilities at Guantanamo were more than adequate to house these detainees. Image and politics .... it's all about image and politics.