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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama considers naming official to work on moving Guantanamo detainees
Source: Reuters
Obama considers naming official to work on moving Guantanamo detainees
WASHINGTON | Wed May 1, 2013 5:08pm EDT
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama is considering naming a senior diplomat to work on sending prisoners at Guantanamo Bay home or to third countries as part of a renewed effort to close the detention camp at the U.S. Naval base in Cuba, the White House said on Wednesday.
If he does so, it would be the first action by the U.S. government since Obama vowed on Tuesday to make a renewed effort to close the camp, where about 100 inmates are on hunger strike to protest against their years in detention without trial.
"One of the options available to us that we're examining is reappointing a senior official at the State Department to renew our focus again on repatriating or transferring detainees that we determine can be returned to their home countries or third countries," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.
The post at the State Department has been vacant since January.
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WASHINGTON | Wed May 1, 2013 5:08pm EDT
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama is considering naming a senior diplomat to work on sending prisoners at Guantanamo Bay home or to third countries as part of a renewed effort to close the detention camp at the U.S. Naval base in Cuba, the White House said on Wednesday.
If he does so, it would be the first action by the U.S. government since Obama vowed on Tuesday to make a renewed effort to close the camp, where about 100 inmates are on hunger strike to protest against their years in detention without trial.
"One of the options available to us that we're examining is reappointing a senior official at the State Department to renew our focus again on repatriating or transferring detainees that we determine can be returned to their home countries or third countries," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.
The post at the State Department has been vacant since January.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/01/us-usa-obama-guantanamo-idUSBRE9400ZZ20130501
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Obama considers naming official to work on moving Guantanamo detainees (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2013
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TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)1. Why did they close out the post to begin with? Makes no sense.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)2. oh my gosh!!!
did he just now think of this?
msongs
(67,441 posts)3. maybe next he will "consider" ways of strengthening social security instead of cutting it nt