credit: CloseGuantanamo
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Close Guantanamo Mission Statement:
January 11, 2012 marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Bush Administration's "war on terror" prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
On his second day in office, President Obama pledged to close Guantánamo within a year. Yet it remains open, undermining America's values and national security.
Over half of the remaining 171 prisoners – 89 men in total – were cleared for release or transfer more than two years ago by an interagency Task Force established by President Obama, which was made up of the top intelligence and law enforcement officials in the nation. Many of these men were previously cleared by the Bush Administration – some as long ago as 2004.
It is unacceptable that the U.S. government continues to hold men that its own national security experts have recommended for release or transfer, and that Congress has intervened to maintain this deplorable state of affairs....
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