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Visiting Professor Kyndra Rotunda was quoted in an article entitled, \u201cObama\u2019s Gitmo plans \u2013 the \u2018what\u2019 without the \u2018how\u2019.\u201d\u00a0 The article discusses the growing unpopularity of Obama\u2019s plans to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and to move accused terrorists to domestic state-side prisons, and the need for a clear plan. \u201cIt’s one thing to say we’re going to close Gitmo, but you’ve got to answer the second part of that question — if you close it, what do you do with them? I think the [Obama] administration sort of came out too early with their ultimate decision,” said Rotunda.\u00a0 Read article\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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