Underplayed Story of the Day-Pentagon is working on how to shut down Guantanamo in anticipation of O

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Underplayed Story of the Day

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A brief article on Page 3 of the Washington Post tells us that the Pentagon is working on how to shut down Guantanamo. And that's not all:

Any plan will probably address whether to also abolish the military commission system and, if so, what kind of legal framework can be substituted to put detainees on trial. The U.S. government will have to negotiate homes in third countries for as many as 60 detainees who have been cleared for release but cannot be returned to countries such as Uzbekistan and Libya because of fears they will be tortured. And the next administration will have to find or build appropriate detention facilities in the United States, as well as negotiate with local and state authorities who may not want terrorist suspects housed in prisons in their areas.

http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/12/19/underplayed-story-of-the-day-4/#comments

Why is the Pentagon doing this?
"The Defense Department is drawing up plans to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison in anticipation that one of President-elect Barack Obama's first acts will be ordering the closure of the detention center associated with the abuse of terror suspects. "

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/58143.html

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1. WONDERFUL!!! Thank you!!! NT