Current Event Week 1

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/27/cuba.guantanamo.closure/index.html

U.S. Defence Secretary, Gates, says that closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, will take longer than they had planed. President Obama set an optimistic deadline for the closing of Guantanamo Bay of January 2010. As they extend the date, closing down the military prison remains a strong priority for the Obama administration.This current delay is blamed on legal complications, but every one remain optimistic about closing Guantanamo Bay. The delay does prove a blow to President Obama who signed an executive order during his first week in office setting the deadline. Republicans are still calling for the prison to remain open rather than transferring the detainees to U.S. soil. Since 2002, more than 550 prisoners have been transported to over 30 different countries.

I think that the closing of Guantanamo Bay is a good idea. In America, we grant everyone due proses and a fair trial, it doesn't make sense to treat our prisoners any differently. But I do understand why Republicans don't want these prisoners in U.S. prisons. I think they should just turn the military prison into a standard high security prison off of U.S. soil, but following U.S. law. But I'm sure there is some flaw within that.