If Obama really wants to close Guantanamo, here’s what he needs to do
When President Barack Obama announced his intention to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center on his second day in office, he sounded serious.
He was flanked by more than a dozen retired military leaders, who’d all urged him to close the facility because it had become a virtual recruitment tool for terrorists and a stain on the United States’ reputation for upholding human rights and the rule of law. Obama also had the support of national-security experts across the political spectrum when he signed his historic executive order.
More than six years later, the U.S. facility in Cuba is still open.… Seguir leyendo »