Biden quietly moves to start closing Guantánamo ahead of 20th anniversary of 9/11

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The Biden team wants to avoid what it sees as mistakes made by Obama. 'They don't want it to become a lightning rod,' said a former senior official.

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Nineteen other detainees may be candidates for transfer to foreign countries. They are eligible for the Periodic Review Boards, a Defense Department official said, but they have never been charged. The Periodic Review Board reviews a detainee's file to determine whether the detainee still presents a threat to the U.S.

Officials have also decided not to stand up a parallel office and envoy at the Pentagon for closing the facility, another departure from Obama administration policy. The administration is leaning against including the option of transferring detainees to U.S. military installations, another shift from the Obama administration's approach.

 

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The fact that Biden's team thinks that not closing Guantanamo was a mistake shows their far left leanings that views supporting terrorists as avoidance of 'Islamophobia'.

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