The Obama administration pressed ahead yesterday with its plans to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, flying a detainee to New York to face federal trial despite bipartisan opposition in Congress to bringing such prisoners to the United States for trial, resettlement or continued detention.
President Obama has been vocal about his wishes to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. Reports of abuse have been making the rounds since early in the War on Terror. However, not everyone in Congress agrees we need to close the base and there has been serious opposition in bringing these detainees into the U.S. Despite objections, Ahmed Ghailani will be the first to be brought into the U.S. to face trial.
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