Holder on Gitmo: Neutral Leaning Positive

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4:47 PM, Feb 25, 2009 • By MICHAEL GOLDFARB

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"I did not witness any mistreatment of prisoners. I think, to the contrary, what I saw was a very conscious attempt by these guards to conduct themselves in an appropriate way....It does not in any way decrease our determination to close the facility, even though as I said it is being well-run now," he said.

Lawyer for terrorists:

"According to my clients, there has been a ramping up in abuse since President Obama was inaugurated," said Ghappour, a British-American lawyer with Reprieve, a legal charity that represents 31 detainees at Guantanamo.

Is Holder laying the groundwork for the administration to walkback it's pledge on Gitmo? If Gitmo is such well-run and professional facility, then why rush to close it down. The other oddity here is the timing of all this -- on the same day Holder goes down to Gitmo, reports emerge of stepped up torture and abuse of detainees. Did Eric Holder order a code red?