Sunday, January 11, 2009

Closing Guantanamo Bay Is "More Difficult Than People Realize" -- President-Elect Obama

President-elect Barack Obama sits down for an exclusive "This Week" interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. (Lauren V. Burke/ABC)

Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in First 100 Days
-- ABC News


Closing Guantanamo Bay More Difficult Than People Realize, President-Elect Tells George Stephanopoulos in Exclusive Interview on "This Week"

President-elect Barack Obama said this weekend that he does not expect to close Guantanamo Bay in his first 100 days in office.

"I think it's going to take some time and our legal teams are working in consultation with our national security apparatus as we speak to help design exactly what we need to do," Obama said in an exclusive "This Week" interview with George Stephanopoulos, his first since arriving in Washington.

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My Comment: Duh!!!!!

1 comment:

Gary Baumgarten said...

Blogger and human rights activist David Swanson will be my guest on News Talk Online on Paltalk.com at 5 PM New York time Wednesday January 14 to discuss president-elect Obama's pledge to close Guantanamo Bay and whether the U.S. human rights policies will improve under the new administration.

To talk to Swanson please go to www.garybaumgarten.com and click on the Join The Chat Room button.

Thanks,

Gary