Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines

**Jason** · 07-22-2009, 09:10 AM

Reporting from Washington -- Obama administration officials said Monday they would not meet self-imposed deadlines for deciding what to do with scores of detainees too dangerous to release from the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The delays, involving those who cannot be tried, raise questions about whether the White House can close the prison by January, as President Obama pledged when he took office.

Although officials said the deadline still would be met, a task force studying the issue was expected to deliver its recommendations by Jan. 22 -- exactly one year after Obama issued his executive order to close the prison within a year.

The officials said they had made substantial progress in reviewing the cases of the approximately 240 prisoners at the facility, and had decided that dozens of detainees were eligible for transfer to other countries or were suitable for trial.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...,7424103.story

**Drew1369** · 07-22-2009, 01:54 PM

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Obama administration officials said Monday they would not meet self-imposed deadlines

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Although officials said the deadline still would be met,

uh huh... and politicians wonder why people dont trust them anymore...

Tumbleweed36 · 07-22-2009, 04:53 PM

Drew1369,

Now come on, cool your jets a bit and don't get an attitude problem over something so minor. There are about fifty or so other broken promises that are waiting in line before this gets his personal attention. I am sure as soon as his staff finds some way to justify the other broken promises, he will find an excuse for this one in due time. Remember, good lame excuses take time.

**Drew1369** · 07-22-2009, 07:17 PM

No I was just pointing out the differences in the same article... how can line one say they wont but line 3 says they will

Tumbleweed36 · 07-22-2009, 07:31 PM

I agree Drew, was just pulling your chain a bit.

**Drew1369** · 07-22-2009, 08:04 PM

I know that... was just clarifying to everyone else who wouldn't understand your sarcasm

07-22-2009, 09:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,476 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines Reporting from Washington -- Obama administration officials said Monday they would not meet self-imposed deadlines for deciding what to do with scores of detainees too dangerous to release from the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The delays, involving those who cannot be tried, raise questions about whether the White House can close the prison by January, as President Obama pledged when he took office. Although officials said the deadline still would be met, a task force studying the issue was expected to deliver its recommendations by Jan. 22 -- exactly one year after Obama issued his executive order to close the prison within a year. The officials said they had made substantial progress in reviewing the cases of the approximately 240 prisoners at the facility, and had decided that dozens of detainees were eligible for transfer to other countries or were suitable for trial. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...,7424103.story __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

07-22-2009, 04:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,657 OS: XP Professional	Re: Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines Drew1369, Now come on, cool your jets a bit and don't get an attitude problem over something so minor. There are about fifty or so other broken promises that are waiting in line before this gets his personal attention. I am sure as soon as his staff finds some way to justify the other broken promises, he will find an excuse for this one in due time. Remember, good lame excuses take time. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

07-22-2009, 07:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,431 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines No I was just pointing out the differences in the same article... how can line one say they wont but line 3 says they will __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

07-22-2009, 07:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,657 OS: XP Professional	Re: Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines I agree Drew, was just pulling your chain a bit. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

07-22-2009, 08:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,431 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines I know that... was just clarifying to everyone else who wouldn't understand your sarcasm __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/