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Obama Wants to Close Gitmo

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Obama's Plan To Close Guantanamo Angers Both Republicans And Human Rights Groups
Obama's Plan To Close Guantanamo Angers Both Republicans And Human Rights Groups

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The Pentagon released a long-anticipated plan outlining the steps the Obama administration will take to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

The document released Tuesday morning contained few surprises and failed to remedy conflicts between President Barack Obama’s aspirations to shut down Guantanamo durin

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Obama Announces Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay: ‘This Is About Closing a Chapter in Our History’
Obama Announces Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay: ‘This Is About Closing a Chapter in Our History’

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President Barack Obama wants to move some terror suspects from the Guantanamo Bay prison to U.S. maximum-security prisons or military prisons, and to their homelands and third party countries.

“This is about closing a chapter in our history,” said Obama Tuesday, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary A

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5 key questions about shutting down Gitmo
5 key questions about shutting down Gitmo

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President Obama released a plan from the Pentagon Tuesday that spelled out ways the United States can close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and send the detainees elsewhere, including to facilities in the United States. Here are some of the key details about the plan and Guantanamo.

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