Sunday, January 11, 2009

Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in First 100 Days

President-elect B arack Obama said this weekend that he does not expect to close Guantanamo Bay in his first 100 days in office.

When asked if he plans to require that every government interrogation program be under the same standard and in accordance with the Army Field Manuel, Obama said, " My general view is that our United States military is under fire and has huge stakes in getting good intelligence. And if our top army commanders feel comfortable with interrogation techniques that are squarely within the boundaries of rule of law, our constitution and international standards, then those are things that we should be able to."

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