As a candidate, when asked about what he would do with the controversial detention center, he said he would "load it up with some bad dudes." Sending Islamic State prisoners to Guantanamo would open up new legal challenges, according to experts. But whether Islamic State group fighters meets that criteria is an untested question, said Robert Chesney, a national security law professor at the University of Texas. Obama viewed the detention center as a waste of money that damaged America's reputation and ordered it closed but was blocked by Congress. Adam Bashaw, a spokesman for the military task force that runs the detention center.

Source: Economic Times February 07, 2019 23:37 UTC