WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the Guantanamo Bay military prison closed within one year and established a cabinet-level task force to determine what to do with the remaining 245 detainees held at the facility.In your own time, Barry, in your own sweet time.
Obama signed the executive order on Guantanamo following meetings Thursday morning with a group of former military officers who have been urging him to shut down the facility.
"Guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now," Obama said, adding that the move will be carried out "consistent with national security."
Source: Canada.com
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