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 His Own Lovely Tones - White House Press Briefing by Robert Gibbs 5/18/09 — Wednesday, May 20, 2009 —  MR. GIBBS: Sheryl.Q Robert, does the President still expect to close Guantanamo Bay one year after his announcement, which would be I guess January 20, 2010? And is -- MR. GIBBS: I think it's the 21st or 22nd, but, yes. Q Twenty-first, thank you. And is he still planning on issuing a detailed map, if you will, of how to get there in another two months from now? MR. GIBBS: I don't understand the second part. Q Did he not say on January 22nd that within six months he would sort of issue -- the administration would issue plans for how it intended to close Guantanamo? MR. GIBBS: I'd have to go back and look. I mean, obviously, Sheryl, the President remains committed to closing Guantanamo. Q On January 22nd? MR. GIBBS: On whatever date he previously intoned in the executive order. Q And he's still confident that he can do that? MR. GIBBS: He is. There are multiple task forces that are -- have been stood up, and are meeting to deal with the issues surrounding that closure. Q And what will we hear from him Thursday in his speech? Will he address how he plans to get there? And also, will he talk about the military commissions decision? MR. GIBBS: Well, I think he talked about the military commissions decision in a statement Friday. And I took a few questions, as well. Q He talked in a written statement, not in his own lovely tones. MR. GIBBS: I think I saw that statement appear in your newspaper, if I'm not mistaken. Q Sure, it was brief. MR. GIBBS: I think the President will discuss in some detail issues surrounding detainees in detention on Thursday. And we'll have more on that as we get a little bit later into the week. Guantanamo | President Obama | Press Briefing | Robert Gibbs | War on Terror | White House Press Corps Labels: Guantanamo, President Obama, Press Briefing, Robert Gibbs, War on Terror, White House Press Corps >> Full Story
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