FOXNews.com: Obama to announce plans to lift ban on sending Guantanamo detainees to Yemen

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Obama to announce plans to lift ban on sending Guantanamo detainees to Yemen May 22nd 2013, 23:29 Published May 22, 2013 FoxNews.com President Obama will announce Thursday that the White House plans to lift the ban on sending detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen, Fox News confirms, a move that could effectively resume efforts to close down the prison That effort, however, has been stymied because many countries don't want the detainees or are unwilling or unable to guarantee that once transferred, detainees who may continue to be a threat will not be released. There are currently about 166 prisoners at Guantanamo, and 86 have been approved for transfer as long as security restrictions are met. Obama's speech is expected to reaffirm his national security priorities, but make no new sweeping policy pronouncements. The White House has offered few specifics on what the president will say to address long-standing questions that have dogged his administration for years and, experts said, given foreign allies mixed signals about U.S. intentions in some of the world's most volatile areas. Obama will try to refocus an increasingly disinterested and scandal-weary U.S. public on security issues.  Obama will speak at the National Defense University in Washington. Fox News' Justin Fishel and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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