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http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/03/obamas-gitmo-rules-disappoint-backers-cheer-critics/1
So yeah, that's what he did. Obama signed it himself. This wasn't some obscure decision passed by Congress or whatever, it was an executive order made in the executive office signed by President Barack Obama. I can't believe this!!! If you have been living under a rock for the last like five years, Guantanamo Bay is a prison in Cuba (off of American soil) which is owned by the U.S. government. It is used to detain suspects of terrorism and things of that nature. Sounds great, right? Well except for the torture and mistreatment of prisoners, and indefinite imprisonment without trial, it is great. I do understand that these are suspects of terrorism which is a horrible thing, but you can't just violate human rights now. There are worldwide laws for that, not just US laws.
When he was campaigning, Obama promised to close that horrible place. I was so glad. True, it is difficult to deal with these people, but not in that way. Now he is going back on his promise; it's clear as day. Why, might you ask? It's not exactly clear. He issued a statement along with the order saying that he reserves the right to try terror suspects in federal courts. Well that's good news, but it seems to me that Gitmo is just a no-man's land.
The whole world, including the United States, hates North Korea because of its human rights abuses. What about this prison?
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