Guantánamo Bay Guantánamo: Bush-era officials warn keeping prison open may be $6bn error Trump’s decision to keep the prison open may be costly and dangerous, according to officials who set up the Cuba facility A guard tower is seen outside the fencing of camp five at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on 26 January 2017. Photograph: Thomas Watkins/AFP/Getty ImagesUS officials and military lawyers who helped set up and run the notorious prison at Guantánamo Bay have warned that Donald Trump risks repeating a $6bn mistake by keeping it open. Show Hide Barack Obama promised to close Guantánamo Bay in January 2009, only to make repeated compromises amid political opposition, bureaucratic tangles, and disputes within his team. Donald Trump supports keeping the prison open and has said he would like to “load it up” with detainees. “I think President Trump’s order reversing President Obama’s order to close the prison is more of a political bone thrown to his conservative base than any indication he will change policy,” Bellinger said.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2018 18:18 UTC