September 17, 2009
DOESN'T ANYONE TRUST THE UR TO DO THE RIGHT THING?
Bill could block Gitmo closure (JOSH GERSTEIN, 9/17/09, Politico)
A bill that could go to the Senate floor as early as next week would make it impossible for President Barack Obama to move any Guantanamo prisoners to the U.S. for any reason, effectively blocking his plan to close the facility by January.Posted by Orrin Judd at September 17, 2009 6:42 AMThe bar on all such transfers was written into the Senate version of the Defense appropriations bill passed by the Appropriations Committee last week and is stricter than current law, which allows prisoners to be brought to the United States for trial as long as Congress is notified 45 days in advance of any potential risks.
