Obama Plans Guantanamo Close and Trials!!!

Obama Plans Guantanamo Close and Trials!!!

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice.

During his campaign, Obama described Guantanamo as a "sad chapter in American history" and has said generally that the U.S. legal system is equipped to handle...

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[edit on 10-11-2008 by Shocka]

detainees. But he has offered few details on what he planned to do once the facility is closed.

Under plans being put together in Obama's camp, some detainees would be released and many others would be prosecuted in U.S. criminal courts.

Yay!! I had my doubts about whether Obama was just going to pretend like Guantanamo didn't exist but this is a step in the right direction.

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