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Guantánamo, the Constitution and Presidential Politics
Congress says the inmates left at Guantánamo Bay are too dangerous to allow on American soil—even in prisons as secure as the Gulag. But President Obama made a campaign promise to shut Guantánamo down. Will that lead to a constitutional battle with political implications for next year's presidential campaign?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenCongress says the inmates left at Guantánamo Bay are too dangerous to allow on American soil—even in prisons as secure as the Gulag. But President Obama made a campaign promise to shut Guantánamo down. Will that lead to a constitutional battle with political implications for next year's presidential campaign?
Later in the program, Donald Trump goes on a tirade, attacking Dr. Ben Carson and calling the people of Iowa "stupid" if they believe what he says.
Photo: A protester holds vigil inside a cage outside the White House to symbolize the captivity of Guantanamo prisoners outside the White House, January 10, 2012. (Rebecca Nelson/Medill News Service)
