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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates leaves Roseland
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Gates: Congress, Bush should discuss Guantanamo
By Susan Cornwell 36 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should explore with the White House ways to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay while not releasing its most dangerous detainees, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
But a senior Republican lawmaker warned against “importing” terrorism suspects now held at the U.S. detention camp in Cuba into prisons on U.S. soil.
Democrats, who came to power in Congress in November elections, say they would like to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and have been looking for a strategy to do so.
President George W. Bush and other administration officials have also said they would like to shutter the camp, and Gates told the House of Representatives’ defense appropriations subcommittee on Thursday that this should be explored — while ensuring some detainees would remain incarcerated for life.
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