Obama pledges to 're-engage' on Gitmo amid hunger strike
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 15:30
in Mathematics & Economics
President Barack Obama – who began his presidency by signing an executive order requiring the closing of the terrorist detention center at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba – pledged Tuesday to renew his efforts to close the facility, where 100 of the 166 detainees are now involved in a weeks-long hunger strike.“I don't want these individuals to die,” Obama said. “Obviously the Pentagon is try...