The White House plans to defy Congress and permanently shutter the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, setting the stage for an epic throw-down on Capitol Hill over the future home of 149 terrorists – including some of the most dangerous individuals the U.S. has ever captured.
Barack Obama signed an executive order on the first day of his presidency declaring his intention to close down 'Gitmo,' as it's called in Pentagon circles, and send its population of war-on-terror captives to domestic prisons or repatriate them.
Both Congress and the American public strongly oppose the plan. House Speaker John Boehner told MailOnline in a statement that 'even as Islamic jihadists are beheading Americans, the White House is so eager to bring these terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to the United States that it is examining ways to thwart Congress and unilaterally re-write the law.'
Former President George W. Bush declined comment through a spokesman.
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