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ACLU Comment on Appointment of Envoy to Close Guantánamo
WASHINGTON President Obama today appointed lawyer Clifford Sloan as the State Department's special envoy in charge of closing the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
"The appointment of a new envoy at the State Department for closing Guantánamo puts in place one of the last pieces of the puzzle for getting the prison closed," said Laura Murphy, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office. "The president now has ordered the restart of transfers out of Guantánamo, lifted the moratorium on transfers to Yemen, and appointed top officials at the White House and State Department to get it done. Once President Obama makes the necessary appointment at the Pentagon to begin transferring detainees out of Guantánamo, he should immediately begin doing so. With more than half of the detainees already cleared for transfer or release, and dozens more being held without ever being charged or tried, it's time to start sending these men home."
http://www.aclu.org/national-security/aclu-comment-appointment-envoy-close-guantanamo
WASHINGTON President Obama today appointed lawyer Clifford Sloan as the State Department's special envoy in charge of closing the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
"The appointment of a new envoy at the State Department for closing Guantánamo puts in place one of the last pieces of the puzzle for getting the prison closed," said Laura Murphy, director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office. "The president now has ordered the restart of transfers out of Guantánamo, lifted the moratorium on transfers to Yemen, and appointed top officials at the White House and State Department to get it done. Once President Obama makes the necessary appointment at the Pentagon to begin transferring detainees out of Guantánamo, he should immediately begin doing so. With more than half of the detainees already cleared for transfer or release, and dozens more being held without ever being charged or tried, it's time to start sending these men home."
http://www.aclu.org/national-security/aclu-comment-appointment-envoy-close-guantanamo
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ACLU Comment on Appointment of Envoy to Close Guantánamo (Original Post)
ProSense
Jun 2013
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)1. Kick! n/t
FSogol
(45,485 posts)2. Good news. n/t
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JimDandy
(7,318 posts)4. Oh my gosh...TWO good actions by Obama in one day.
Color me very pleased!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)7. What was the other? n/t
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)8. POTUS said he would veto farm bill if EBT Benefits were cut deeply.
Eta: A statement more than an action, but veto pledges can often produce actions in the direction pushed, so I'll take it.
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
(2,022 posts)5. Thank you President Obama!
I hope this is a sign of even more good things to come