Gibbs: 'Going to be a while' before Guantanamo prison closes

Gibbs: Gitmo Not Closing Anytime Soon
CNN reports: A year has passed since the Obama Administration said the Guantanamo Bay Military Prison would close, but White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that the facility won’t go away in the near future. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gibbs said that even though the site is a recruiting tool for Islamic Terrorists, legal and legislative issues have contributed to the delay in its closing. “It’s certainly not going to close...

Gibbs: indefinite detention of terrorists regrettable
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that it was unfortunate that some Terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay need to be held indefinitely without trial. "Some would be tried in federal courts, as we've seen done in the past. Some would be tried in Military commissions, likely spending the rest of their lives in a maximum security Prison that nobody, including terrorists, have ever escaped from. Some, regrettably, will have to be indefinitely detained," Gibbs said on CN...

WH Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Regrets Terrorists Will Be Held Indefinitely
Perhaps there is an empty house on Gibbs street. (Politico)- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that it was unfortunate that some Terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay need to be held indefinitely without trial. “Some would be tried in federal courts, as we’ve seen done in the past. Some would be tried in Military commissions, likely spending the rest of their lives in a maximum security Prison that nobody, including terrorists, have ever escaped from. Some, regrett...

Baghdad Bob: Its Regrettable We Have to Indefinitely Detain al-Qaeda Leaders in Gitmo
(Politico)-  White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that it was unfortunate that some Terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay need to be held indefinitely without trial. “Some would be tried in federal courts, as we’ve seen done in the past. Some would be tried in Military commissions, likely spending the rest of their lives in a maximum security Prison that nobody, including terrorists, have ever escaped from. Some, regrettably, will have to be indefinitely detained...

Robert Gibbs: 'It's Going To Be A While Before' Guantanamo Closes
If there was one macro-lesson to be learned from the process -- painful as it was -- of overturning the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, it's that major legislative change can take time. The Obama Administration followed a process, entrusted Congress, and endured the (justified) impatience of the gay-rights community. Ultimately, it worked. But it doesn't always go according to the legislative plan. And while the president followed through on his promise to overturn DADT, his failur...

Obama aides predict few Cabinet changes, more travel
Reporting from Washington — A major shakeup in President Obama's Cabinet won't happen in the new year, as the White House settles in for a Reelection campaign and a political realignment in which Republicans control the House of Representatives, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday. After a tenure marked by sluggish Economic Growth and historic legislative victories, Obama is under pressure from voices within the Democratic Party to upend his team for the second half of ...

Gibbs: Gitmo isn't closing now
(CNN) - A year has passed since the Obama Administration said the Guantanamo Bay Military Prison would close, but White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that the facility won't go away in the near future. In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Gibbs said that even though the site is a recruiting tool for Islamic Terrorists, legal and legislative issues have contributed to the delay in its closing. "It's certainly not going to close in the next month. I think it's going to b...

Guantánamo not closing soon
The White House acknowledged that there is no end in sight for Prison camps at Guantánamo. President Barack Obama said Wednesday his administration is trying to figure out what to do with Detainees at the Military Prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, who can't be prosecuted but are too dangerous to be released. Earlier in the day the White House acknowledged that administration officials are drafting an Executive Order to set up a review process for Detainees held indefinitely at G...

Obama's Guantanamo headache continues
The White House admits it can't shut Guantanamo Bay in the near future, even as it acknowledged the US naval Prison camp is a Lightning Rod for Islamic Extremists. Nearly a year has passed since President Barack Obama's self-imposed deadline to shutter the camp, but his spokesman said legal and legislative hurdles would prevent reaching that goal any time soon. "It's certainly not going to close in the next month. I think it's going to be a while before that Prison closes," Robert Gibbs told CNN...

Gibbs: It's Up to GOP to Help Us Close Club Gitmo or Something
Apparently one the of the major promises made by Barack Obama is being held up by those old meanie Republicans. These people really have no shame.Closing the Guantanamo Bay Prison was one of then-Sen. Obama's major campaign promises during the 2008 presidential race and it has been a key issue for members of his Liberal Base, which has at times been put off by the White House's plans of action on their priorities. The Obama Administration had spent much of 2009 attempting to find a way to clos...

White House Terms Permanent Detention Without Trial Regrettable
Speaking today on CNN’s State of the Union, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs insisted that the administration views its own decision to hold Detainees permanently without trial “regrettable.” At the same time, Gibbs insisted that the detentions were vital because a lot of the Detainees could not be successfully prosecuted so the president is going to simply not bother with the effort of trying to build a case against them. In January 2009, President Obama promised to ...

No end soon for Guantanamo: White House
Stumble This! WASHINGTON — The White House admitted Sunday it would be unable to shut Guantanamo Bay in the near future, even as it acknowledged the US naval Prison camp is a rallying cry for Islamic Extremists. Nearly a year has passed since President Barack Obama's self-imposed deadline to shutter the camp, but his spokesman said legal and legislative hurdles would prevent that goal being realized any time soon. "It's certainly not going to close in the next month. I think it's going to...

Obama aides predict few Cabinet changes, more travel
WASHINGTON -- A major shakeup in President Barack Obama's Cabinet won't happen in the new year, as the White House settles in for a re-election campaign and a political realignment in which Republicans control the U.S. House, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday. After an uneven tenure marked by sluggish Economic Growth coupled with historic legislative victories, Obama is under pressure from voices within the Democratic Party to upend his team for the second half of the term. P...

No end soon for Guantanamo: White House
Source: AFP WASHINGTON — The White House admitted Sunday it would be unable to shut Guantanamo Bay in the near future, even as it acknowledged the US naval Prison camp is a rallying cry for Islamic Extremists. Nearly a year has passed since President Barack Obama's self-imposed deadline to shutter the camp, but his spokesman said legal and legislative hurdles would prevent that goal being realized any time soon. "It's certainly not going to close in the next month. I think it's going to be a whi...

WH: Replacement for Summers by Mid-Jan
The AP reports: Don’t look for any big changes in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet as the new year gets under way. The president’s Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, tells CNN’s “State of the Union” that he doesn’t expect any major shuffling to take place in the Cabinet. Gibbs says that there’s much work yet to be done at the Treasury Department to implement Financial Reform and at the Health and Human Services Department to implement Health Care ref...

No end soon for Guantanamo: White House
Agence France-Presse · Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010 WASHINGTON - The White House admitted Sunday it would be unable to shut Guantanamo Bay in the near future, even as it acknowledged the U.S. naval Prison camp is a rallying cry for Islamic Extremists. Nearly a year has passed since President Barack Obama’s self-imposed deadline to shutter the camp, but his spokesman said legal and legislative hurdles would prevent that goal being realized any time soon. “It’s certainly not going ...

Gibbs: No big Cabinet changes expected
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama's official spokesman said Sunday he did not expect to see any major changes in the White House Cabinet next year. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said on CNN's "State of the Union" that the pending reforms in healthcare and the financial industry would help keep the current Cabinet largely intact. "I don't expect quite honestly big changes," said Gibbs. "I think we've had a very capable and good Cabinet that has helped move the president's agenda fo...

Robert Gibbs Happy That Republicans Now Understand A Responsibility Of Government
This morning on CNN ’s State of the Union, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told Candy Crowley that he was pleased with the tax Compromise, especially since he admits if the administration waited until January, they probably would “not gotten half of what we got.” Also Gibbs was grateful that Republicans realized they can no longer be the party of simply saying no, concluding: There was a responsibility of government that I think the Republicans got in the November ele...

Robert Gibbs: No Big Changes Coming to President Obama's Cabinet in 2011
Gibbs: The team we have now is 'very talented' foxnews.com WASHINGTON -- Another disconnect between two White House spokesmen who are giving conflicting answers to coming changes in the Obama Administration. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday that Americans shouldn't look for any big changes in President Obama's Cabinet as the new year gets under way . But two days earlier, senior adviser David Axelrod said "significant changes" will be announced after the president returns fr...

'Obama's Gitmo plan unconstitutional'
US President Barack Obama's Executive Order allowing Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Prison camp to be held indefinitely is Unconstitutional, says a US political analyst. "Basically, what they are doing is detaining people indefinitely without charges, without putting them before a court of law. And that is unconstitutional in this country," said Berkeley-based political analyst Henry Norr in a Press TV interview on Thursday. The Obama Administration plans to implement an Executive Order that...

Gibbs: Guantanamo not closing any time soon
Sunday Rundown: A quick wrap-up of the Sunday Talk Shows. It's "probably gonna be a while" before Guantanamo closes, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said. He suggested that the influx of Republican in Congress could make fulfilling Obama's campaign promise more difficult. "I think part of this depends on the Republicans' willingness to work with the administration on this," he said. Obama hasn't smoked a Cigarette in about nine months, Gibbs revealed. "It was a commitment that I think...

Dutch Clear 5 Of 12 Detained Somali Men
Dutch authorities have cleared five of the 12 Somali men who were detained Christmas Eve on suspicion of preparing a Terrorist Attack in the Netherlands. Prosecutors said Sunday they had no evidence of criminal involvement against the five men, but the investigation of the other seven was continuing. They must decide by Tuesday whether to bring the remaining suspects before a judge or let them go. The men were picked up in Rotterdam after a tip from intelligence services that an attack may be im...

Dutch clear 5 of 12 detained Somalis of terrorism
AMSTERDAM -- Dutch authorities on Sunday cleared five of the 12 Somali men who were detained Christmas Eve on suspicion of preparing a Terrorist Attack in the Netherlands. Prosecutors said they had no evidence of criminal involvement against the five men, but the investigation of the other seven was continuing. They must decide by Tuesday whether to bring the remaining suspects before a judge or let them go. The men were picked up in Rotterdam after a tip from intelligence services that an att...

Little Change Expected in Cabinet, Obama Adviser Says
President Barack Obama is not planning major changes to his Cabinet and will probably appoint a replacement for Lawrence Summers, the director of the National Economic Council, in January, the president's Press Secretary said in a televised interview Sunday. "I don't expect, quite honestly, big changes," Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union." "I think we've had a very capable and good Cabinet that has helped move the president's agenda forward. I think t...

Former Bush intel chief commends Obamas handling of terror threats
Stumble This! President Barack Obama received praise for his handling of National Security matters from an unlikely place Sunday. The former Director of National Intelligence under President George W. Bush commended the Obama Administration for its pursuit of Terrorists. "Interesting point I would make just for the sake of the listeners here, as [ex-CIA Director General Michael Hayden] and I served in the previous administration and criticized for being aggressive and so on and there was a lot ...