86 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 20 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing Summarizing
OpEdNews Op Eds   

The Audacity of Nope: Obama's Failure to Close Guantanamo Bay Prison

By       (Page 1 of 1 pages)   No comments

Dennis Trainor, Jr.
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Dennis Trainor, Jr.
Become a Fan
  (2 fans)

Originally posted at PopularResistance.org



Jason Leopold, in the clip from the full-length Acronym TV episode, How Americans Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Guantanamo Prison, discusses the Obstacles President Obama faces in keeping his campaign promise to restore habeas corpus, shut down Guantanamo Prison, and restore America's moral stature in the world. If President Obama's true intention s are as described above, what can he do alone, and what does need cooperation from Congress to do?

"What he could do now is actually start releasing some of these prisoners," says Leopold "The vast majority of those cleared are Yemeni prisoners. Yemen is a big country. To think that these men, who were never on a battlefield, can't be sent back to Yemen because they will end up as part of Al-Qaeda (makes no sense)."

Citing President Obama's major 2013 counter terrorism speech, wherein he acknowledged that a US drone had targeted and killed a U.S. citizen (Anwar Al-Awlaki) and where the President was forced to discuss GITMO because, "it was the height of a hunger strike and it attracted attention around the world." In that speech, Leopold notes, Obama lifted a moratorium, "that he put into place and here we are year later and there have been no Yemeni's released. As we saw with the swap with the Taliban of the five prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, that was a fight he was willing to wage with Congress."

About the guest:

Jason Leopold is an investigative reporter covering Guantanamo, counterterrorism, national security, human rights, open government, and civil liberties. He's been called a "FOIA Terrorist" by federal employees for his aggressive use of the Freedom of Information Act, which includes successfully suing the FBI to force changes to Bureau FOIA practices.

Audacity of Nope
Audacity of Nope
(
Image by Asher Platts, PunkPatriot.com)   Details   DMCA


Tags, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Bay video, Close Guantanamo, GITMO, Obama, 2014 Elections, 2014 mid term elections, Shaker Aamer Video, Guantanamo Bay Lies, Hunger strike, Torture, Acronym TV, Jason Leopold, Dennis Trainor Jr, Popular Resistance

Rate It | View Ratings

Dennis Trainor, Jr. Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

Dennis Trainor, Jr. is the creator and host of Acronym TV and the writer, director and producer of the documentary American Autumn: an Occudoc.
Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

Syrian Rebels Claim Saudi Prince Bandar Responsible For Chemical Weapons Attack

Michael Moore, Please Drop Your Support For Obama

The Drone That Takes Out Julian Assange

Does The U.S. Want War With Russia?

4 Reasons to Hold George W. Bush Accountable for War Crimes

Who Killed JFK, and WHY? 50 Years of Questions Yields A New Answer

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend