“In a new move to stifle President Obama’s efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, the House voted Friday to restrict the transfer of detainees to Yemen. The House voted 236-188 to pass a defense authorization bill amendment from Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) that prohibits using funds to transfer detainees to Yemen. Transferring detainees to Yemen is a key part of ramping down the prison camp in Cuba, as 56 of the 86 detainees who have been cleared for release are from Yemen”.
Order and Tradition 
01/01/2014 at 7:04 pm |
[…] tide is turning in favour of President Obama’s long-suffering bid to shut down Guantanamo Bay. Obama issued an executive order to close the Cuba-based detention facility on the opening days […]