President Obama has urged the congress to have a fair hearing to approve the closure of Guantanamo and transfer the 9-11 detainees to the U.S. Obama offered his plan despite the intial resilience of the lawmakers over his proposal.
President Barack Obama asks Republican lawmakers to be fair in hearing his proposal of closing down the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. However, Republican lawmakers proposed bills to block the president's plan.
A judge informed a Yemeni man suspected to have carried out the 9/11 bombings to keep his lawyers until he files for a motion.
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday.
