Obama to restart Guantanamo military commissions - Page 5

Gerald · 03-08-11, 11:25 AM

US President Barack Obama is lifting the two-year freeze on new military trials for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison.

Mr Obama also announced a new process for continuing to hold those detainees not charged or convicted but deemed too dangerous to free.

He said the measures would "broaden our ability to bring terrorists to justice".

Mr Obama had pledged in January 2009 to close the prison within a year.

"The American system of justice is a key part of our arsenal in the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates," Mr Obama said in a statement.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12671777

Note:7 March 2011 Last updated at 21:52 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Obama to restart Guantanamo military commissions US President Barack Obama is lifting the two-year freeze on new military trials for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Mr Obama also announced a new process for continuing to hold those detainees not charged or convicted but deemed too dangerous to free. He said the measures would "broaden our ability to bring terrorists to justice". Mr Obama had pledged in January 2009 to close the prison within a year. "The American system of justice is a key part of our arsenal in the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates," Mr Obama said in a statement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12671777 Note:7 March 2011 Last updated at 21:52 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie