Government
Jan. 22, 2010
Guantanamo: Obama's Unfinished Agenda
Today marks the one-year deadline on which the President vowed to close Guantanamo, Stephen Rohde of the ACLU comments on why the detention camp remains open.
Stephen F. Rohde
Email: rohdevictr@aol.com
Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.
One year ago today, President Barack Obama promised to close the Guantanamo detention camp, as soon as possible and in "no later than [one] year."
Guantanamo is still open. Why does this symbol of the betrayal of fundamental American values remain open and what does it say about Obama's pledge to launch a dynamic change from the Bush years and restore the rule of law? On Jan. 22, 2009, within two days of being sworn in, Obama kept an important campaign pledge by signing an ...
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