Constitutional Law
Jan. 14, 2009
President-elect, Feinstein Grapple With Details of Guantanamo Closure
On the campaign trail President-elect Barack Obama pledged to shut down what he called a "sad chapter in American history." Transition advisers say he could make a move to close Guantanamo as early as his first week in office. But, turning that promise into reality means solving the difficult question of what to do with the remaining 230-odd detainees. Most have not been charged with a crime and many have endured harsh interrogations that may have crossed the line into torture, making this one of the thorniest issues Obama will face if he is serious about breaking with the Bush administration’s "war on terror" policies.
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - By now, seven years after it was established, the criticism of the detention facility on Guantanamo Bay has become all too familiar: It's an affront to the rule of law that saps the moral credibility of the United States even as it serves as a recruiting tool for those who would do the country harm. President-elect Barack Obama has been among the many critics. On the campaign trail, he deem...
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