What "Closing Guantánamo" Means

The Blog of the American Constitution Society wrote How to Close Guantánamo - and What "Closing Guantánamo" Means

"Any meaningful plan to close Guantánamo must be based on the realization that Guantánamo is not merely a place. It is a whole basket of failed policies. And ‘closing Guantánamo’ must mean not merely shutting the detention camps, but also (a) renouncing the policy of indefinite detention without charge, and (b) ending the military commissions, relying instead on our regular federal courts to try terrorism suspects.  On August 19, Human Rights First unveiled a detailed, multi-phased plan to accomplish this within one year."

and of course: "The Bush Administration’s misguided embrace of indefinite detention, torture and abuse has greatly damaged the reputation of the United States, fueled terrorist recruitment and undermined international cooperation in counterterrorism operations. "