Group tries to blunt right wing on closing Gitmo

Oct 21st, 2009 - kansascity

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Aiming to break through congressional opposition to White House plans to shutter the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a group of retired generals and war veterans have launched a national campaign to rally support for closing the prison.

President Barack Obama pledged to close the jail by January, but logistical woes and Republican roadblocks on Capitol Hill have made fulfilling that promise less likely. Much of resistance has been whipped up by former Vice President Dick Cheney, who warns that closing the prison would endanger national security.

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