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Will President Obama Ever Close Guantanamo Bay Prison?
Candidate Barack Obama said there was a better way to treat suspected terrorists than indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay. Now he's announced the first suspect to face a military tribunal there under his administration. We hear the pros and cons. Also, NPR chief resigns after "sting" video, and Peter King and Muslim Americans.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenCandidate Barack Obama said there was a better way to treat suspected terrorists than indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay. Now he's announced the first suspect to face a military tribunal there under his administration. We hear the pros and cons. Also, NPR chief resigns after "sting" video. On Reporter's Notebook, tomorrow's Capitol Hill hearing into alleged Muslim-American extremism have been called a "witch hunt." We hear an assessment from a Muslim-American leader.
Banner image: Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and retired military officers watch President Barack Obama sign executive orders to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay Cuba in the Oval Office at the White House on January 22, 2009 in Washington, DC. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
