Gitmo关闭不容易认为布什

勉强由采取对恐怖主义嫌疑犯的监管的其他国家扣压在关塔那摩海湾延迟华盛顿的能力关闭广泛被批评的囚犯集中营，美国乔治· W布什总统昨晚宣称。”我说它应该是国家的目标关闭关塔那摩。 我也讲清楚的一部分的延迟是有些国家勉强收回某些人民举行那里”，布什说。

“这是相当陡峭的命令。 A lot of people don’t want killers in their midst, and a lot of these people are killers. The sooner that tribunals could start for inmates of the camp the better it is. It’s not as easy a subject as some may think on the surface,” he said.

The US officials did not specify which countries were reluctant to accept prisoners but in the past the US has transferred detainees to countries including Britain,Australia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Pakistan and others.

Washington has faced fierce criticism for the detention without charge of suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban members at the Guantanamo prison.

While members of the Bush administration have repeatedly said they would like to close the facility, they also say it is needed in the US-declared war on terrorism.

The US holds 355 detainees at Guantanamo, which was set up to handle prisoners captured after the September 11 attacks in 2001. Of those, the Pentagon says 80 are eligible for release or transfer to another country.

Britain asked the US on Tuesday to release five detainees from Guantanamo who were legal residents of Britain before their detention, although not British nationals.

Pentagon spokesman said the US government was still reviewing the request and no decision had been made.

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