Obama's Timing On Gitmo Military Trials, Periodic Review Procedures Is No Accident
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightTwo years after President Obama put a halt to new cases, military commissions at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base are back. At least, that’s what the White House says. The move, if true, is a nod to political reality. Whether it’s more than a nod, however, only time will tell.The Obama administration has directed Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to lift an order suspending the referral of cases to commissions. With dozens of commission-eligible detainees languishing in Gitmo, the president’s str...