"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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