18 Sep, 2022 09:09
US quietly stepping up efforts to shut down Guantanamo
A senior diplomat has been appointed to oversee transfers of detainees from the prison facility, the outlet reports
The Biden administration has quietly stepped up efforts to close the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Despite being one of Joe Biden’s campaign promises, the White House took a low-profile approach to the issue during his first year in office in order to avoid political controversy, sources told the outlet.
But now the US administration is moving closer to shutting down the prison, which was set up in 2002 to host foreign terrorists captured abroad, according to the people familiar with the matter.
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