WASHINGTON — Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in an interview with CNN, indicated that he felt pressure from Obama’s White House to release detainees from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
In an interview with CNN that aired during Friday’s “The Situation Room,” former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel admitted there was some disagreement between he and the Obama White House over the pace of the release of Guantanamo Bay detainees during
Friday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest said the Obama administration has no plans to slow down or stop the release of terrorists from Guantanamo Bay, even after reports that one of the five prisoners traded
In a speech at a summit of Latin American nations this week, Cuban communist dictator Raúl Castro insisted that should the United States not gift Cuba the return of the Guantánamo Bay military base, further talks to normalize relations with the rogue island nation would yield little progress.
ARLINGTON, VA — Representatives for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner argued before Obama’s Periodic Review Board (PRB) on Tuesday that the al-Qaeda linked detainee should be reunited with his family in Yemen where the U.S.-backed government collapsed last week.
WASHINGTON — Obama’s Periodic Review Board (PRB) held a hearing on whether an experienced bomb maker linked to al Qaeda should remain in custody at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
On “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said no more terrorist should be released from Guantanamo Bay. Johnson said, “People at Guantanamo Bay are evil people and they will, many of them will return to battle. One of the
Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, said that he has “great concern” over the Obama administration releasing detainees from Guantanamo Bay that he argued were “seriously bad actors” and posed “a real risk” on Friday’s broadcast of “The
Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that “the idea of Guantanamo, as recruiting a tool for ISIS or al Qaeda is nonsense,” and “9/11 happened before Gitmo ever existed” on Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “The idea of Guantanamo,
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, coming a step closer to reaching its goal of shutting down the Guantanamo Bay prison, has released five Yemenis from the detention center.
Five more detainees from Guantanamo Bay were released from the detention facility, according to an announcement from the Defense Department last night.
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) discussed Republican senators introducing a “time out” today in the form of new legislation to block President Barack Obama from releasing any more terrorists
According to the Obama administration, the five Guantanamo terrorists they traded for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are “no longer a threat to U.S. national security.” That’s what former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel concluded when he signed the document setting
The last British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay may leave the detention centre in the new year as part of Barack Obama’s long-delayed plan to close the base. The US president is urging the release of almost half of Guantanamo
Wednesday on Fox New Channel’s “Happening Now,” Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) said up to 30 percent of the prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay are returning to fight in the war on terror. “Between 25-30 percent of these individuals end up back
The Obama administration announced Saturday that four Afghan detainees had been transferred from the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to their home country. U.S. officials have characterized the move as a sign of good will between Kabul, the Afghan capital, and
President Barack Obama said on Sunday he is eager to redouble his efforts to release the remaining 131 suspected terrorist inmates at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility so he can close Gitmo’s doors forever. “I’m going to be doing everything I
