a minute agoTrump: We'll keep Guantanamon open
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)A new executive order, announced by President Trump during his speech on the state of the country, annuls a 2009 order in which President Barack Obama pledged to close the detention facility on Guantamo Island in Cuba. The White House announced shortly before the talk Tuesday evening. President of [...]
The White House announced shortly before the talk Tuesday evening. The president announced the decision in his speech:
“in the past, we have without reason released hundreds of dangerous terrorists who have returned to the battlefield, including the leader of I SIS, al-Baghdad. So today I am making another promise. I just signed a warrant that instructs Defence Secretary Mattis to review our military detention policy and keep the detention facilities open in Guantanamo Bay,”, the president said.
He also said coalition to defeat I The SIS has freed nearly 100 percent of the territory once held by these killers in Iraq and Syria. But there's still much work to be done. We will continue our fight until I SIS to be defeated,” said the president.
“The terrorists are not just criminals, said Mr. Trump. They are illegal enemy fighters. And when they get caught abroad, they should be treated as terrorists that are”.
