From AFP:
WASHINGTON (AFP) — President Barack Obama has gained support for closing Guantanamo from current and former military leaders despite opposition in Congress to moving "war on terror" suspects to the United States.
Colin Powell, the former secretary of state and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in Republican administrations, and Admiral Michael Mullen, the current military chief, said Sunday that the "war on terror" prison should be closed.
"I felt Guantanamo should be closed for the past six years, and I lobbied and presented reasons to president (George W.) Bush," Powell said in an interview with CBS television.
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My Comment: The military high command clearly wants to wash their hands of this responsibility. I presume it is because they perceive themselves as warriors .... rather than prison guards.
Not surprising .... the FBI, CIA, and numerous legal and intelligence officers have the exact opposite point of view.
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