The Christian Science Monitor, July 21, 2009 by Warren Richey
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/07/21/will-guantanamo-close-on-time/
Talks with allies in Europe suffered a setback when Congress barred the administration from bringing detainees to the US other than for prosecution. The move undercut US credibility in asking its allies to help close Guantánamo when the US itself is unwilling to accept detainees. “It is not just that Congress has acted. This is a policy statement from the legislature that is directly at odds with the president’s policy for [Guantánamo’s] closure,” says Laurel Fletcher.