Obama to miss Guantanamo closure deadline - 19 Nov 09

Barack Obama has admitted his administration will miss a self-imposed deadline to close the US prison at Guantanamo Bay by January.

The US president also said the timeline for closing it will depend on co-operation from congress.

And while he still hopes the prison will be shut down some time in 2010, he has not set a new deadline.

Al Jazeera's senior Washington correspondent Rob Reynolds reports.

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[WOOTMIX]

Terror terror terror..thats all they can say. They might as well be saying "pooo look its a boogie boogie doogie man sooo scarry look american zombies fear him he has a big beard"

[hookalakah]

"The Obama administration reversed itself and moved to begin military trials for Guantanamo detainees." --news headline, March 7, 2011

[cabdilebicir]

africon would be war machen for killing thousand innocent ppl across africa it play divied and rule game all across africa cont.

[cabdilebicir]

noting will change but many more innocent live been lost in afg,iraq and soon across africa.check out democracynow and antiwar radio.

[rafaelsouzasp79]

WALL STREET PUPPET!!!!!

[Freedomvoicenews]

LOL DAT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE U.S. MOST TAKE THEM because the U.S. Made this so they ake them in and feed them. Don't Play with the world because the World is Watch The U.S.

[gmcmudder1]

Obama seems to be playing by the rules, and getting his knees kicked out from under him.

Unlike Bush who didn't seem to be bothered by the legal process, bypassing congress and the senate in making his own laws, secret signing statements, declaring war (a declaration only afforded to congress as per the Constitution) condoning the actions of the VP, and thwarting an investigation into attempted manslaughter charges, pardoning himself of crimes past and present, etc...

Obama should be so bold.

[Frey12]

I couldn't of said it better myself.

[gmcmudder1]

Military tribunals are for officers and enlisted personnel of an established uniformed army.

The Gitmo detainees are not there for proposed war crimes, they are suspected of crimes against humanity. They are entitled to a fair trial, where they can offer a defense. It's hypocritical to render guilt and punishment without proof, for a country that promotes democracy.

I'm confident in this country's ability to handle dangerous criminals.

C. Manson

J.Dommer

Theodore John Kaczynski (unabomber)

[joelito101]

Another broken promise. What next? The war will actually be endless like Bush/Cheney said?