Monday, March 7, 2011

News Alert: White House Says Military Tribunals Can Resume at Guantanamo

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Mon, March 07, 2011 -- 3:32 PM ET
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White House Says Military Tribunals Can Resume at Guantánamo

President Barack Obama issued an order on Monday approving
the resumption of military trials for detainees at Guantánamo
Bay, Cuba, The Associated Press reported.

The order ends a two-year ban on new cases. President Obama
took office promising to close the detention center and
prosecute suspects held there in domestic civilian courts,
but the plan was blocked by controversies over where to hold
the suspects and try them.

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