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Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/10/2008
Gates of Vienna — ... Obama Plans Guantanamo Closure, US Terror Trials WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Obama’s advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials, a plan that would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice. During his campaign, Obama described Guantanamo as a “sad chapter in American history” and has said generally that the ...

Gitmo Disappointment Coming
Antiwar.com Original — ... detention camp (something GOP candidate John McCain supported as well), and last Monday the Associated Press reported that that his advisers are "quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the United States to face criminal trials." Closing the book on this dark episode, which has tarnished our image and our sense of the U.S. as a fundamentally decent country, would be welcome. But it is unlikely to prove an easy task, and one ...

Eugene Jarecki: Keeping Track of Change(It Takes More Than Hope)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... • Ethical Hiring Practices. The transition team is said to be subjecting candidates for administration posts to unprecedented ethical scrutiny. • Improving International Relations. Reciprocating the world's resounding approval of his election, Obama is expected to appoint ambassadors who are experienced diplomats rather than follow his predecessor's example of awarding ambassadorships to big campaign donors. • Guantanamo Closure. Obama has stood by his campaign promise to close Guantanamo and end U.S. torture practices. • ...

Keeping Track of Change (It Takes More Than Hope)
TPMCafe — ... The transition team is said to be subjecting candidates for administration posts to unprecedented ethical scrutiny. Improving International Relations. Reciprocating the world's resounding approval of his election, Obama is expected to appoint ambassadors who are experienced diplomats rather than follow his predecessor's example of awarding ambassadorships to big campaign donors. Guantanamo Closure. Obama has stood by his campaign promise to close Guantanamo and end U.S. torture practices. ...