The Constitution at Guantánamo Bay

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🗓️ 8 September 2016

⏱️ 43 minutes

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John Yoo of the University of California, Berkeley, and Karen Greenberg of Fordham University discuss the legal status of detainees and prospects for the prison's closure in the final months of the Obama administration. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out the full roster at Panoply.fm. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by David Stotz and produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Research was provided by Lana Ulrich and Tom Donnelly. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen.

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0:00.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to We
0:08.2	the People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:11.6	The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America chartered by Congress to disseminate
0:17.1	information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.
0:21.6	And today we explore the constitutional dimensions of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
0:27.4	This week, the U.S. commemorates the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City
0:32.4	on September 11th, 2001.
0:34.0	The first detainees captured during the War on Terror arrived at Guantanamo just a few months later on January 11th, 2002.
0:42.0	Since then, the legal status of the individual's health... January 11th, 2002.
0:42.6	Since then, the legal status of the individuals held there
0:46.0	and the ability of the president to close the prison
0:48.6	unilaterally have been the subject of heated debate.
0:51.6	Joining me to share perspectives on this.
0:54.0	Thanks.
0:55.0	Thanks for having us.
0:56.0	Wonderful.
0:57.0	Well, I want to begin with the latest news.
1:00.0	On August 15th, Pentagon officials announced that they transferred 15 Guantanamo detainees
1:06.2	to the United Arab Emirates, which is the largest single transfer of Gitmo detainees of the
1:11.8	Obama administration.
1:14.0	I want to begin with you, John.
1:17.0	Do you believe that this unilateral transfer of detainees is legal or not.
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