In his first week in office, president obama said he was going to shut it down. Ad promptly proposed the defension fo silde at guantanimo colsistent with the national purity and foreign policy interest of the united states and the interests of justice. It's counterproductive to our fight against terrorists because they use it as propaganda in their efforts to recruit. The overwhelming consensus in new york, as you know, is that it shouldn't be there. And i just strongly urge you to make sure that that doesn't happen.
A former Defense Department adviser says President Biden might succeed where President Obama failed, and the man formerly known as “Detainee 441” speaks.
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