clipped from: sistertoldjah.com   

More “change” you can believe in (via Andrew Malcolm):

Sister Toldjah on June 26, 2009

The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, is drafting an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations.

Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war.
White House spokesman Ben LaBolt said that there is no executive order and that the administration has not decided whether to issue one.

Bbbbbut wait a minute:

Shane Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights told TPMmuckraker via email:

“Prolonged imprisonment without trial is exactly the Guantanamo system that the President promised to shut down.