Biden administration quietly steps up effort to close Guantanamo

The U.S. has held alleged foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba since 2002.  (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)Premium
The U.S. has held alleged foreign terrorists at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba since 2002.  (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
 wsj 6 min read . Updated: 23 Sep 2022, 12:50 AM IST Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal

Special representative named to oversee efforts to transfer detainees out of military facility in Cuba

WASHINGTON : The Biden administration is revamping its effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, for the first time appointing a senior diplomat to oversee detainee transfers and signaling it won’t interfere with plea negotiations that could resolve the long-stalled prosecution of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants.

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