GOP lawmakers decry Obama decision to move terror trials

Republican lawmakers Friday bitterly criticized President Barack Obama's decision to try accused terrorists in the United States and warned against moving detainees to South Carolina.

White House allies say Obama bungled closing

President Barack Obama's order to close the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, military prison by Jan. 22 was followed by a series of mistakes and missteps by his administration that will delay the prison's closing for months, according to a report from a policy organization with close ties to the White House.

Prison camps closure roils S.C. politics

It's one year before South Carolinians elect a new governor and the possibility that the Charleston Brig could house Guantánamo detainees is already roiling the race.

Admiral: I can empty Guantánamo in 10 days

The military can comply with a White House order to empty the detention center and clear all 221 war-on-terror captives off this remote base "with 10 days notice,'' the prison camps commander said Tuesday.

Holder worried about lawmakers' Gitmo objections

Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he is worried lawmakers' opposition to bringing Guantánamo Bay detainees to U.S. prisons could hurt the effort to close the detention center.

Gates: Emptying camps tough, but achievable

Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Sunday morning news programs that trying to close down the detention center at Guantánamo Bay has proved more complicated than anticipated.

Senators: Leavenworth off detainee relocation list

Kansas Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts said Wednesday they were "confident" that terrorist detainees from Guantánamo would not be relocated to Fort Leavenworth.

Senate panel nixes $100m to close camps

With hardly any debate, a powerful Senate committee Thursday approved President Barack Obama's $128 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the budget year beginning in October.

Portugal frees 2 Syrians sent from Guantánamo

The U.S. government on Friday sent two Syrian men from the prison camps at Guantánamo to resettlement in Portugal after years as war on terror captives at the U.S. Navy base in southeast Cuba.

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Emptying Guantánamo camps, one deal at a time

Despite the determination of U.S. officials and the goodwill of some foreign nations, President Barack Obama's plan to close the Guantánamo prison camps by January still has a long way to go.

Guantánamo captive: I don't want to go home

A Guantánamo Bay captive is so fearful of returning to his homeland that he is fighting U.S. plans to send him there.

U.S. sends 3 more detainees to Saudi Arabia

The Pentagon sent three Guantánamo detainees to Saudi Arabia on Friday -- among them the prison camps' longest-running hunger striker -- to cap a week of far-flung transfers that the Obama administration said signaled global cooperation in its effort to empty the detention centern southeast Cuba.

Guantánamo releases concern FBI director

FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress Wednesday that bringing Guantánamo Bay detainees to the United States could pose a number of possible risks, even if the detainees were kept in maximum-security prisons.

After Guantánamo | What's Next?

No one is saying what the U.S. government will do next with its strategic base along the Windward Passage. But here are some suggestions that have surfaced in the past year.

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Guantánamo base awaits uncertain future

These are days of uncertainty at Guantánamo Bay -- for the prisoners, contractors and sailors who will remain.

GOP ratchets up debate over closing Guantánamo

Republicans have ratcheted up the debate over releasing Guantánamo detainees onto U.S. soil. Their plan: Give governors and state lawmakers veto power over any prisoner transfers or releases.

US asks Germany to take Guantánamo prisoners

The United States has asked Germany to accept some Guantánamo prisoners when the facility is closed, the Interior Ministry said Sunday, confirming German media reports.

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Townsfolk leery of holding terrorism suspects

The anxiety of locals who live near the brig at Charleston, S.C., one possible place Guantánamo detainees may be sent, is typical of opposition nationwide.

AG Holder: Closing Gitmo a 'daunting challenge'

America's top attorney, Eric Holder, on Wednesday night described his task of emptying the prison camps at Guantánamo "indisputably the most daunting challenge I face as attorney general.''

U.S.: No sites chosen for Guantánamo detainees

The Obama administration hasn't picked -- or ruled out -- any lockups on U.S. soil where Guantánamo detainees may be sent.

Austria won't resettle detainees

Austria said Monday it would not take detainees from the Guantánamo Bay center despite a request by President Barack Obama for help from European nations during his first major international trip as leader.

Obama panel interviews Muslims from China

In a prison camps first, the Obama administration Tuesday dispatched members of a detainee review team here to speak directly with 17 captives from China who were swept up in the war on terror and ultimately cleared of being enemies of America.

Holder: Some Uighur detainees could go to U.S.

Some Chinese Muslim detainees long cleared for release from the prison camps at Guantánamo Bay could be released in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.

U.S. diplomat to focus on Guantánamo closure

The Obama administration created a diplomatic post in an effort to convince countries to accept Guantánamo detainees.