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Resignations before the closure of Guantanamo Bay

Cairo : Egypt | 2 months ago
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Resignations before the closure of Guantanamo Bay. What is the reason?
Many reasons for some quick decisions and the snap But the important thing is to close the prison at the earliest time to eliminate the torment and suffering of the detainees in the prison.
The spokesman said the Pentagon Bryan Whitman said Phillip Carter, a Defense Ministry officials in charge of the file and close the Guantanamo Bay has resigned for personal reasons and family last week.

And was named "Carter" in April last assistant secretary of defense for detention policy, the second is responsible for the file close "Guantanamo, the administration of President Obama, who resigned during the past two weeks.

Carter's departure comes after the approval of the U.S. Administration recently that he would not be able to close the prison before January 22, 2010 it had promised President Obama.

And has already been made to the White House counsel Affairs detention policy, George Craig resigned from his post in mid-November.

According to Radio "Sawa" the U.S. that there are about 215 detainees are still in custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Washington has faced criticism and the universality of human rights because of this camp, which arrests where persons of different nationalities for extended periods of time without charging them with specific reports confirmed some detainees being subjected to torture and inhumane treatment.

Obama announced his intention in his election platform close the controversial prison.

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