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January 20, 2011

Report: Admin to Renew Gitmo Military Tribunals 
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The Obama administration is reportedly preparing to renew the military
tribunal system it halted at the military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
According to the New York Times, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
will sign an order authorizing new military commissions against
Guantánamo prisoners. Gates froze all new cases on President Obama's
first day in office in January 2009. The Times calls the move a signal
Guantánamo remains "open for business" two years after Obama vowed to
shut it down. The tribunals' resumption follows last month's House vote
to prevent the transfer of Guantánamo Bay prisoners for trial in U.S.
courts.



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