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Sen. Graham, White House Talks on Gitmo Worrying Some Republicans
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailySen. Lindsey Graham's private conversations with the Obama administration on closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are making some of Graham's fellow Republicans nervous. Graham (R-S.C.) has been involved in meetings and phone calls with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel over the past several weeks discussing his conditions for supporting a shutdown of the prison, the Hill newspaper reported Thursday. Graham wants assurances that it would not hurt national security, and he favors setting up a new national security court where most of the remaining detainees could be ...
Plan to Move Guantanamo Detainees Hits Funding Roadblock
By David Sessions - Politics DailyA plan to move the some of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay to an underutilized correctional facility in Illinois hit an unexpected roadblock when Congress refused to allocate funds for purchasing the prison, the New York Times reports. Without that funding, the White House says it will likely be unable to close the infamous military prison in Cuba until at least 2011. President Obama has admitted that his administration will not meet the Jan. 22 deadline for closing Guantanamo that he set shortly after taking office. Still, earlier this month he directed officials to move "as expeditiously as ...
Six Guantanamo Prisoners to Be Released Soon
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyThe Obama administration is planning to release six Guantanamo Bay prisoners to foreign countries as early as this weekend. The White House notified Congress of the detainees' pending transfers in classified notices filed on Aug. 7. The prisoners will be released to Afghanistan, Ireland, Portugal, and one other country to be determined. ...
Liberal Outrage Over 'Prolonged Detention' is Premature
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyIn his speech yesterday, the President laid out his plans for dealing with 5 different categories of detainees. The most controversial of these, from the left's point of view, may be the fifth, "detainees at Guantanamo who cannot be prosecuted yet who pose a clear danger to the American people."On last night's "Rachel Maddow Show," as good a bellwether as any of the liberal mood, Rachel posited a comparison between Barack Obama's outline for dealing with that 5th category of Gitmo Detainees, and sci-fi film "Minority Report's" Bureau of Future Crime.: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World ...
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