Obama to expedite closing of Guantanamo Bay
By Brittany Felder on Dec 25, 2014 10:45 am
[JURIST] The Obama Administration [official website] announced on Wednesday
that it plans to expedite the closing of Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news
archives]. Over the next six months the administration plans to transfer
64 detainees. President Obama has been in contact [Washington Post
report] with the heads of several nations to facilitate the transfer.
Currently the prison population is 132. However, within the next month
the administration hopes to reduce that number to the mid-120s.
Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel... +read more
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