Guantanamo Still In Use For US War On Terror, 10 Years After -- Christian Science Monitor
President Obama promised to close the Cuban detention facility, but US terror suspects continue to be housed there a decade after its opening.
Suleiman al-Nahdi waits with dozens of other prisoners in a seemingly permanent state of limbo five years after he was cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay.
"I wonder if the U.S. government wants to keep us here forever," the 37-year-old al-Nahdi wrote in a recent letter to his lawyers.
Open for 10 years on Wednesday, the prison seems more established than ever. The deadline set by President Barack Obama to close Guantanamo came and went two years ago. No detainee has left in a year because of restrictions on transfers, and indefinite military detention is now enshrined in U.S. law.
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More News On The Approaching Tenth Anniversary Of The Opening Of Guantanamo
Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10 -- AP
10 years later, Guantanamo represents Obama’s failed promise -- Boston Herald/McClatchy News
Obama still determined to close Guantanamo: White House -- AFP
White House protesters call for Guantanamo closure -- AFP
Guantanamo detainees protest on anniversary -- Washington Post
My Comment: The Guantanamo Bay protests have (so far) been very small. Wednesday (tomorrow) is the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison, and with public interest being non-existent .... I expect this anniversary to pass by very quietly. As to what is my take on the 10th anniversary .... I am surprised that it has already been 10 years. Makes you wonder on where did all the time go.