Biden working under the radar to close Guantanamo by 9/11
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(Worthy News) – President Joe Biden has reportedly set Sept. 11, 2021, as the deadline for yet another campaign promise: fully shuttering the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
The closure of Guantanamo would coincide with the president’s stated deadline for a total U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Both former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump pledged to shut down the prison facility located on a U.S. naval base in Cuba. Biden made closing the detention center a campaign promise and in February ordered a review to “assess the current state of play.” [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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Tag Cloud Tags: 9/11, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Cuba, Guantanamo, Joe Biden, News, Trump, Washington, Worthy News