A guard tower overlooks the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Will Obama Really Close Gitmo This Time? -- James Rosen, McClatchy News
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday named a House Armed Services lawyer to head up an initiative to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay.
The appointment of Paul M. Lewis to the position of "Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure" could signal another start in President Barack Obama's faltering efforts to shutter the controversial prison that President George W. Bush established in November 2001 after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Hagel said the appointment of Lewis, who has overseen Guantanamo-related issues as a lawyer for Democrats on the House committee, "reflects the (Defense) Department's commitment to implementing the President's directive to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay."
Obama himself, however, has wavered on the pledge he first made while running for president in 2008.
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My Comment: They have finally hired someone to do this job .... but .... when I hear on how dedicated the President is on closing Guantanamo .... I always feel like Charlie Brown.
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