Will "Guantanamo of the Rockies" Become a Reality?
Posted on Sun Sep 27, 2009 at 08:59:00 AM EST
Tags: Guantanamo (all tags)
An Obama Administration official said Saturday that a decision on where to move the 223 remaining Guantanamo detainees is in the final stages:
"We are doing everything we can to close it by the date," the official said, declining further identification. "We are in the final stages of locating a secure facility in the U.S. where detainees can be held."
Not likely to be chosen: Standish, MI and Fort Leavenworth, KS. That seems to leave Supermax in Florence, CO, also known as "Alcatraz of the Rockies" and U.S. military brigs. More than 200 prisoners convicted on terror charges are currently in U.S. prisons.
Supermax sounds like the most likely choice. The offical said Obama hasn't been briefed yet on the possibilities, which means a decision is not imminent.
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