Obama Won't Close Guantanamo By January
source: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/11/18/obama-guantanamo.html
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U.S. President Barack Obama has acknowledged that he will not be able to meet his pledge to close the controversial detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by January.
Obama also voiced support for the decision to try the self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind in a U.S. civilian court, predicting his conviction and subsequent execution.
Obama made the comments in a series of TV interviews during his trip to Asia.
In an interview in Beijing with Fox News, Obama said he knew closing down the prison at Guantanamo Bay was going to be difficult.
"It's hard not only because of the politics. People I think understandably are fearful after a lot of years where they were told that Guantanamo was critical to keeping terrorists out. So, I understood that that had to be processed, but it's also just technically hard — I just think as usual in Washington things move slower than I anticipated.
Obama also voiced support for the decision to try the self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind in a U.S. civilian court, predicting his conviction and subsequent execution.
Obama made the comments in a series of TV interviews during his trip to Asia.
In an interview in Beijing with Fox News, Obama said he knew closing down the prison at Guantanamo Bay was going to be difficult.
"It's hard not only because of the politics. People I think understandably are fearful after a lot of years where they were told that Guantanamo was critical to keeping terrorists out. So, I understood that that had to be processed, but it's also just technically hard — I just think as usual in Washington things move slower than I anticipated.
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