Saturday, June 8, 2013

House panel approves defense spending bill that blocks Guantanamo closure

[JURIST] The House Armed Services Committee [official website] on Thursday approved the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) [HR 1960, PDF], which would keep the detention center at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST backgrounder] open despite President Barack Obama's renewed statements that he will close it. According to the official summary [text, PDF], "While the NDAA mandates the designation of a senior [Defense Department] official to facilitate the safe transfer of detainees overseas, the NDAA also maintains the bi-partisan prohibition against transfer...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/06/house-panel-approves-defense-spending-bill-that-blocks-guantanamo-closure.php

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