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| Obama orders Guantanamo closure | Obama orders Guantanamo closure |
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| US President Barack Obama has ordered the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp within one year. | US President Barack Obama has ordered the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp within one year. |
| The order fulfils a long-standing pledge by Mr Obama. | The order fulfils a long-standing pledge by Mr Obama. |
| At Mr Obama's request, military judges have already suspended several of the trials of terror suspects at the Guantanamo detention centre. | At Mr Obama's request, military judges have already suspended several of the trials of terror suspects at the Guantanamo detention centre. |
| He has also ordered a review of the military trials and a ban of harsh interrogation techniques that many consider to amount to torture. | He has also ordered a review of the military trials and a ban of harsh interrogation techniques that many consider to amount to torture. |
| Mr Obama signed the three orders on Thursday, further distancing his new administration from the policies of his predecessor, George W Bush. | |
| He said the Guantanamo prison "will be closed no later than one year from now." | |
| At the same time, the Senate Finance Committee approved the nomination of Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary, despite questions over his late payment of taxes earlier this decade. |