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Published: Wed, 4 Nov 2009
Description: Senator Graham has sharp criticism of Obama over progress in closing Guantanamo Bay
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" One of the Republicans who supported president Obama's intention to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is now highly critical of the administration."
" National correspondent Catherine Herridge is here with that story to -- thanks for growing signs some or all of an island conspirators may benefit from quartz senator Lindsey -- criticism. Is one. They the president quite frankly the screw this up. You know he announces on the first day yet is being inaugurated his own close Guantanamo Bay need to -- the -- step. And I've been talking more -- for months about this is you -- think this thing through. In twelve days the administration is promising a decision on where the self described architect of 9/11 Kai sheik Mohamed and his four co conspirators will be tried. Graham who supports military trials is proposing an amendment to keep the men at a federal court. Because he says criminalizing 9/11 will make the country less safe. A similar warning is sounded by former attorney general Michael Mukasey who presided over the first World Trade Center case. In return he said we got the 9/11 attacks and the murder of nearly 3000 innocence."
" I think there's a war within the White House about what to do and I don't -- the secretary defense tell the nation that he believes."
" The mastermind of nine elevenths should go to federal civilian court. Can be given the same constitutional right. As -- common criminal any American citizen. When NASA's boss is positioned secretary gates spokesman offered this response."
" We are very much in the midst of this discussion hoping cut hoping to come to a conclusion to it shortly. And it it is not helpful to that process in the estimation of the attorney general secretary of defense for the congress to be limiting."
" And actions there. Well responding directly to the senator's criticism a White House aides said progress is being made the -- also suggested their work is handicapped. By chaotic records left boot records pregnant left by the previous administration perhaps. That's a new ones. --"
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