I knew the Hussein was a complete fraud from the start. He never intended to close Gitmo, it was all a sham to appease the retard base.
House Panel Deals Gitmo Closure a Major Setback The Washington Independent
Gee, I guess all those Dems in the House Arms committee who are now voting to keep them at Gitmo are "for torture", since that was of course the big reason to shut Gitmo.
House Panel Deals Gitmo Closure a Major Setback The Washington Independent
Or that was the plan. The actual bill hasnt been released yet. But buried at the bottom of an extensive summary the committee released last night is an express prohibition on the use of any Defense Department money to buy a new detention facility. According to the bill summary, the bill now requires Defense Secretary Robert Gates to give Congress a report that adequately justifies any proposal to build or modify such a facility if it wants to move forward with any post-Guantanamo detention plan.
The Committee firmly believes that the construction or modification of any facility in the U.S. to detain or imprison individuals currently being held at Guantanamo must be accompanied by a thorough and comprehensive plan that outlines the merits, costs, and risks associated with utilizing such a facility, the summary text read. No such plan has been presented to date. The bill prohibits the use of any funds for this purpose.
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The bill, which passed the committee on a vote of 59 to 0, will go to the House floor and receive a vote most likely next week. A Senate Armed Services Committee mark-up of the companion bill in the Senate is scheduled for the end of May.
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Gee, I guess all those Dems in the House Arms committee who are now voting to keep them at Gitmo are "for torture", since that was of course the big reason to shut Gitmo.