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White House Near Choosing U.S. Location to Hold Gitmo Detainees
Administration officials reportedly say they are in the final stages of selecting a U.S. facility to house detainees once Guantanamo closes.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
The White House is close to selecting a U.S. location for some Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to once the facility closes, Reuters reported an Obama administration official as saying Saturday.
"We are in the final stages of locating a secure facility in the U.S. where detainees can be held," the official told Reuters.
A second official told Reuters final options had not yet been handed to the president, meaning a decision was not imminent.
The administration officials did not disclose what the final possible locations were, but one did say a soon-to-be closed maximum-security prison in Standish, Mich., and a military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., were not being considered.
The official said other options could be U.S. military brigs and the SuperMax prison in Colorado....