New vindictive restrictions on detainees highlights the falsity of Obama defenders regarding closing the camp
By Glenn Greenwald, Salon, July 23, 20
Accused Sept. 11 co-conspirator Ramzi Binalshibh is shown while attending his military hearing at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (AP/Janet Hamlin)
Most of the 168 detainees at Guantanamo have been imprisoned by the
U.S. Government for close to a decade without charges and with no end in
sight to their captivity. Some now die at Guantanamo,
thousands of miles away from their homes and families, without ever
having had the chance to contest accusations of guilt. During the Bush
years, the plight of these detainees was a major source of political
controversy, but under Obama, it is now almost entirely forgotten. On
those rare occasions when it is raised, Obama defenders invoke a blatant
myth to shield the President from blame: he wanted and tried so very hard to end all of this, but Congress would not let him. Especially
now that we’re in an Election Year, and in light of very recent
developments, it’s long overdue to document clearly how misleading that
excuse is.
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