Obama's GITMO Policy Gets More Complicated

The Provocateur ^ | 06/28/2009 | Mike Volpe

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On Friday evening, we received this from the administration.

Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations.

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Obama advisers are concerned that an order, which would bypass Congress, could place the president on weaker footing before the courts and anger key supporters, the officials said.

I'm surprised. I didn't think his hypocrisy bothered him at all.