US judge rejects legal challenge from Guantanamo detainee:
"A court cannot look to political speeches alone to determine factual and legal realities merely because doing so would be easier than looking at all the relevant evidence," Lamberth wrote. "The government may not always mean what it says or say what it means." Ref. Source 8p
US Finalizes Deals with Allies to Host Guantanamo Inmates:
More than a dozen allies of the United States have agreed to take in 52 Guantanamo prisoners already cleared for transfer, White House officials said Friday, as President Barack Obama's administration is drafting a plan to present to Congress to close the controversial detention. Ref. Source 1j
Defense secretary: Pentagon looking for sites in U.S. To place Gitmo detainees
Ashton Carter said Thursday that Pentagon teams are examining possible sites in the United States for terror suspects held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and that he agrees with the goal of closing the detention facility. Ref. USAToday
In rare admission, US says evidence against ex-Gitmo inmate was unreliable:
The U.S. Government has, in a seemingly rare admission of intelligence failing, stated publicly that its central allegation against a former Guantánamo prisoner turned out to be unreliable and was withdrawn in 2011. Ref. Source 8f