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(10,794 posts)what or who changed President Obama's desire to end it.
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Obama promise to close Guantánamo prison unfulfilled
By Jeremy Herb - 01/11/12 08:32 PM ET
The 10th anniversary of the Guantánamo Bay prison was marked with protests Wednesday, as closing the controversial detention facility remains a promise unfulfilled for President Obama.
Obama campaigned on closing the facility in Cuba and, in one of his first actions as president, issued an executive order calling for it to be dismantled within one year. But as he enters the final year of his first term, human-rights groups are dismayed that the end of Guantánamo is nowhere in sight.
While he remains committed to closing Guantánamo, the president has been hampered from making progress due to opposition from both parties, and he signed a law last month that placed heavy restrictions on transferring any detainees out of the facility.
I know President Obama reiterated his pledge to close Guantánamo, but its not clear why we should believe him, said Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. There is more he could have done to persuade Congress and fellow Americans that this is the right thing to do.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/203727-obama-promise-to-close-prison-at-guantanamo-still-unfulfilled