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U.S. House votes against bringing Guantanamo detainees to homeland
(Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution to oppose the Obama administration's plan to bring detainees at the Guantanmo prison to homeland. The measure, passed on a 258-163 vote, won't allow the administration to transfer the detainees from the prison facility at the U.S. naval base in Guantanmo, Cuba to U.S. territory even for trial or indefinite imprisonment. The move could further hamper the administration's prospect to meet the deadline set by U.S. President Barack Obama to close the prison before Jan. 22 next year. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has already conceded on Sunday that the administration will likely miss its deadline to close the controversial prison. Posted by: Fred 2009-10-02 |
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