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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Volume:
27
Issue:
5
Abstract:
On March 7, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama reversed his order stopping military tribunals against detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, allowing the resumption of military trials with new procedures. Although Mr. Obama said he remained committed to closing Guantánamo in the future and charging some terrorism suspects in civilian criminal courts, his Executive Order shows the failure and apparent temporary abandonment of his promise to close Guantánamo...(more)...