January 17, 2009
IMBY?:
Secret List of U.S. Military Bases to Replace Gitmo: Pendleton, Leavenworth, Miramar Included as Possible New Home for 250 Detainees (BRIAN ROSS and LUIS MARTINEZ, Jan. 16, 2009, ABC News)
The list -- which includes Camp Pendleton in California, Fort Leavenworth in Kansas; the Marine Air Station in Miramar, California; and the U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig in South Carolina -- has been circulated in a classified brief to members of Congress and was prepared by the Pentagon's Joint Staff.President-elect Barack Obama is expected to order that the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility be closed on his first day in office, officials say. Officials say it would take at least a year to prepare a new prison and transfer the detainees.
Democrats could demonstrate real leadership here by moving them to the Old Executive Office Building. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 17, 2009 12:44 PM

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