The Race To Close Guantanamo

The Obama administration announced Tuesday it wants to buy the Thomson Correctional Center, 50 miles northeast of Davenport, Iowa, and move 1,600 to 2,000 federal prisoners there, along with a “limited number” of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Newscom

As Deadline Approaches, Obama Speeds Up Guantánamo Bay Closure -- Christian Science Monitor

The Obama administration's announcement Sunday that 12 Guantánamo detainees would be sent to other countries followed news that some detainees would be transferred to an Illinois facility. The president set a Jan. 22, 2010 deadline for closing the Guantánamo Bay prison, but seems unlikely to meet it.

The Obama administration is accelerating its efforts to close down the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, with the Justice Department’s announcement Sunday of a dozen more prisoner transfers to three foreign countries.

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More News On Guantanamo Bay

US transfers 12 Gitmo detainees to home countries -- AP
Administration Transfers 12 Gitmo Detainees Overseas, Despite Concerns -- FOX News
A dozen Gitmo detainees sent to 3 countries -- CNN
US repatriates 12 Guantanamo men, including 6 Yemenis -- BBC
Hearing planned on moving Gitmo prisoners to Ill. -- AP
Illinoisans to discuss merits of Gitmo transfers -- Chicago Tribune
Guantanamo 'hell on Earth', says Somali detainee -- AFP

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