Thursday, January 22, 2009

Guantanamo Bay & Lobbyists

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama's order to close Guantanamo Bay prison is a huge step in the right direction but leaves open the question of what to do with the 245 detainees still held there, rights groups and legal experts said Thursday. 

"This is a terrific start, a giant step on the path to restoring justice," said Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) after Obama signed three executive orders just two days into his presidency, including one to shutter the controversial prison within a year. 

"We are concerned by legal ambiguities in the order to shutter Guantanamo, and some may say the one-year timeline may be too long," Romero added. 

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