Administration Speeds Guantanamo Detainees' Relocations
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › June 13, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Despite fierce opposition in Congress, the White House insisted Friday it has not ruled out releasing Guantanamo Bay detainees in the United States. But with narrowing options, the administration has begun shipping newly cleared inmates abroad to regain momentum in its effort to close the Cuba-based prison camp.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the administration has not abandoned the possibility of releasing detainees in the U.S., but he added that national-security considerations would govern any moves.See the full content of this document
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Administration Speeds Guantanamo Detainees' Relocations
"We're not going to make any decisions about transfer or release that threaten the security of the country," Gibbs said at the end of a week in which nine detainees were transferred under high security to foreign nations, and one to the United States to face trial.
Gibbs said the release of those detainees showed "marked prog...See the full content of this document
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