I couldn't help but be intrigued by the current news coming out of Washington regarding the proposed closure of Guantanamo Bay's detention camp.
Barack Obama has already conceded he won't be able to do so within the first 100 days of his Presidency and many campaigners are concerned. Is this the first sign of the US leader-to-be reneging on his election campaign promise to close the infamous camp? A camp notorious for its appalling treatment of detainees and disregard for human rights.
Of course, it's naive to think that it's a simple matter of chucking out the prisoners and locking the gates one final time but it could be an early indicator as to how far Obama will be prepared to go in cutting through the red-tape to achieve his goals.
After all, even the Bush administration said they would have liked to close the camp. The current president-elect will need to find a way of actually doing so.
Barack Obama has already conceded he won't be able to do so within the first 100 days of his Presidency and many campaigners are concerned. Is this the first sign of the US leader-to-be reneging on his election campaign promise to close the infamous camp? A camp notorious for its appalling treatment of detainees and disregard for human rights.
Of course, it's naive to think that it's a simple matter of chucking out the prisoners and locking the gates one final time but it could be an early indicator as to how far Obama will be prepared to go in cutting through the red-tape to achieve his goals.
After all, even the Bush administration said they would have liked to close the camp. The current president-elect will need to find a way of actually doing so.
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