Financial Times - Obama and Gitmo

Obama pledges early focus on Middle East

By Daniel Dombey in Washington

Published: January 11 2009

President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday promised to focus on Middle East peace from the start of his administration and to treat Iran with “respect” as he set out his foreign policy thinking in greater detail than before. But, in remarks that may prove disappointing to some of his supporters, he also warned that it would be a “challenge” to close the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay within 100 days of taking office...

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