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Obama to address Guantánamo and drones in major defence speech [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Obama to address Guantanamo and drones in major defence speech
Matt Williams in New York
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 19 May 2013 16.52 BST
President Barack Obama will use a major speech on counter-terrorism this week to address the failure to shut down Guantánamo Bay and push the legal case for targeted drone strikes, according to reports.
The Washington Post, citing White House officials, said the speech Thursday at the National Defence University would serve to review the administration's security policy. In particular he is is due to focus on how the use of unmanned aircraft to kill terrorist targets fits into the legal framework.
He will also further outline the White House's position on Guantánamo Bay. The controversial detention camp has proven to be a running sore of the Obama administration. Having pledged to shutt the camp in his 2008 campaign, and again after taking office, Obama was blocked by Congress with following through with the promise.
Earlier this month, he restated his views on Guantanamo. "It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens co-operation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts. It is a recruitment for extremists. It needs to be closed," the president said.
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Matt Williams in New York
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 19 May 2013 16.52 BST
President Barack Obama will use a major speech on counter-terrorism this week to address the failure to shut down Guantánamo Bay and push the legal case for targeted drone strikes, according to reports.
The Washington Post, citing White House officials, said the speech Thursday at the National Defence University would serve to review the administration's security policy. In particular he is is due to focus on how the use of unmanned aircraft to kill terrorist targets fits into the legal framework.
He will also further outline the White House's position on Guantánamo Bay. The controversial detention camp has proven to be a running sore of the Obama administration. Having pledged to shutt the camp in his 2008 campaign, and again after taking office, Obama was blocked by Congress with following through with the promise.
Earlier this month, he restated his views on Guantanamo. "It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens co-operation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts. It is a recruitment for extremists. It needs to be closed," the president said.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/19/obama-guantanamo-drones-defence-speech
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