The U.S. State Department announced yesterday that “In order to carry out President Obama’s commitment to close the detention facility at Guantanamo within one year, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has determined we need to intensify our efforts to facilitate the transfer of detainees. Secretary Clinton therefore has asked Ambassador Daniel Fried, a seasoned diplomat with a strong record of accomplishment, to lead a dedicated team to address this issue full-time”..
Continue reading New State Department appointment to work on closing Guantanamo detention facility – while detainees will apparently will remain at Baghram Airfield in Afghanistan, and in Iraq