The cases of the 229 detainees at Guantánamo Bay are still being evaluated, but officials say the job should be done by October. Chris Zuppa/St. Petersburg TimesFrom The New York Times:
WASHINGTON — With six months left before a White House deadline, the Obama administration is struggling with legal, political and logistical problems that are casting a cloud over President Obama’s pledge to close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by January.
As of this week, lawyers reviewing each detainee’s case have completed the initial sorting process for only about half the total Guantánamo population of 229 men, though officials said that by October they expected to complete the initial evaluations, determining who could be transferred to other countries, prosecuted or detained without charges.
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My Comment: 6 months to go before the closing of Guantanamo .... and they still do not know what needs to be done. This has now become a predictable pattern for this administration .... confusion and a lack of follow through on decisions made.
I still expect Guantanamo will be closed .... but the process to close it will be messy with detainees being dumped everywhere.