Obama: Defense Department to Submit Plan to Close Guantánamo
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U.S. Military Police guard Taliban and al Qaeda detainees in orange jumpsuits January 11, 2002 in a holding area at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
( Petty Officer 1st class Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Navy/Getty Images )
( Petty Officer 1st class Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Navy/Getty Images )