No New GTMO Detainees Going Forward?
So says Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, as quoted here by Politico's Josh Gerstein. No word on whether this would be the administration's position even if Congress had not imposed draconian restrictions on transfers out of GTMO. In any event, you can bet we'll be hearing a lot more about this as the conference process on the NDAA FY 12 begins to heat up later this month.
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So says Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, as quoted here by Politico's Josh Gerstein. No word on whether this would be the administration's position even if Congress had not imposed draconian restrictions on transfers out of GTMO. In any event, you can bet we'll be hearing a lot more about this as the conference process on the NDAA FY 12 begins to heat up later this month.
Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.
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