Vice President Joe Biden looks on as President Barack Obama signs executive orders during a meeting with their senior staff, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) From Yahoo News/AP:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is making good on his promise to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and appears ready to name a veteran politician to guide his new administration in the Middle East conflict.
A senior Obama administration official said the president would sign an order Thursday to shutter the Guantanamo prison within one year. The U.S. naval facility has been a major sore point for critics around the world who say it violates domestic and international detainee rights. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity because the order has not yet been issued.
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