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December 23, 2009

Report: US Won’t Likely Close Guantanamo Until 2011
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The New York Times is reporting the Obama administration now believes it
will be unlikely to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay until 2011 at the
earliest, a far slower time line than the President outlined a year ago.
Plans are still on to move some of the prisoners to a prison in rural
Illinois, but officials estimate it could take eight to ten months to
install new fencing, towers, cameras and other security upgrades.
Funding the move has also become an issue. Democratic leaders in the
House refused a White House request to include $200 million for the
project in the 2010 spending bill which was approved last week.



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