On Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a strong defense of his decision to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, an issue that has become increasingly political in recent weeks. On Wednesday, Congress had denied Obama’s request for $80 million to close the detention facility.
In the speech, Obama largely repudiated the Bush administration policy on dealing with terror suspects — and declared again, in no uncertain terms, “we do not torture.”
Shayana Kadidal, a senior managing attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights who has represented a number of Guantanamo detainees, joins Martin Savidge to discuss how the president made his case, the next step and potential pitfalls of the Obama plan.
Read more analysis from Worldfocus contributing blogger Juan Cole: What to do about Guantanamo?
05/22/2009 :: 08:11:18 PM
mannan Says:
I liked the interview. My Dad says you should grow your hair. My Mom likes your glasses and your tie.