Six Years Later, A New Push To Shutter Guantanamo

Guantanamo has been the prison that would not close. Cages and orange jump suits thrown into service right after 9.11. Shackles and legal limbo for hundreds – including so-called “forever prisoners” – at the US naval base on the eastern tip of Cuba. Candidate Obama promised to shut Guantanamo down. As president, he’s failed. But now, there’s a big push on again. Prisoners being flown out in the dead of night. Broomed off to Uruguay and Kazakhstan. A push to nearly empty the camp, then bring the hard core to the US mainland. This hour On Point: the push to finally wrap up Guantanamo. / Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
https://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/01/07/guantanamo-bay-closing-senate-gop-prisoners