The Half-Year That Was: Closing Gitmo

With the halfway point of 2009 behind us this week’s series of videos will look at some of the notable headlines of the past six-and-a-half months.

One of Barack Obama’s first moves after becoming president in January was to order the closing of the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay. Supporters of the move decried the myriad of human rights abuses that occurred at the facility and the use of torture techniques. Yet the White House has faced numerous obstacles over the future of the facility such as where to transfer detainees and how would they be tried in court.

The debate over Guantanamo is not likely to weaken in the upcoming months as both backers and detractors will dig in their heels:

Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, New York Times, YouTube, Guardian UK