Second Thoughts: The 'most transparent administration in history' buries a Gitmo report.
The report was not, in fact, released within the next few days. On February 2, Commander Jeffrey Gordon, the Pentagon spokesman who handles inquiries about Guantánamo, told us that the report would likely be released later that day. We were told to consult the website--defenselink.mil--that afternoon. No report. When we asked where it was, Commander Gordon wrote: "Nothing today, please check back with me in a couple days." We did. No report. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
If these detainees were legally obtained prisoners of war, there would have been no difficulty prosecuting them. The Obama Administration knew they could not successfully prosecute those released, and had no choice but to let them go. The methods of the previous administration created an impossible situation. Still, transparency is clearly not a concern for the new admin.