Obama's broken promise - Guantanamo Bay

When Obama was running for president he made the American people a promise to close Guantanamo Bay. The detention prison has been open for 10 years and was originally opened by the Bush administration. In his first week as president, Obama signed a mandate to close the facility within 2010. Years later, however, Guantanamo Bay remains open and has over 200 detainees. Why hasn't President Obama fulfilled his promise to close the controversial detention center? Jason Leopold, deputy managing editor of TruthOut.Org, helps us find out.

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[IgorVasilevskii]

Americans don't care. They are brainwashed brainless retards.

[unitytorch]

"Patriot Act" extension by Obama is another example, not to mention assassinating American citizens without due process. The constitution is standing on its last legs because of the "constitutional" lawyer Obama.

[bewareofdajjal]

This is why there should be Hell for eternity.

[Biffsteki]

i feel sick reading the comments below here of "angry" americans complaining about the COST they have to pay for running this "prison", meanwhile 2 of the biggest canditades running for president are saying they are willing to use torture to extract information from suspects.. america is heading back to the darkages..

Innocent people are getting tortured there right now being waterboarded and getting broom handels forced upp thire asses causing internal bleeding. great job

[creativeengineer]

If someone assassinated Obama and Bush and his cronies, one could say they got what they deserved. Eight "suicides", most of which were murders have occurred under the watchful eye of these evil bastards. Raping with a broom handle was the standard entry fee for innocent prisoners into Gitmo. And the Christians hypocrites, the Muslim hypocrites and the Jewish hypocrites all turn a blind eye to the crimes committed by their evil American government. Shame!

[911insidejob81]

Close IT DOWN!

[viperswhip]

Why didn't you show Ron Paul who would shut every foreign operation down, including this clown operation in Cuba?

[98bigbutt]

@Mosley2,Well remember the "Change yes we Can" campaign slogan when Obama was running for President?

[Mosley2]

@98bigbutt "an example of Obama from 2008-today" - what do you mean?

[Mosley2]

$800,000 per person MY ASS! That's just the money they SAY it costs so they can pocket more tax payer cash. A building that costs nothing + elecricty + gas + security + guns + bullets + "food" for 171 prisoners + food for ?? security = ???

Do the math.