U.S. will transfer some detainees to Guantanamo in Illinois

7 hours 32 minutes The Obama administration announced today that are moving Guantanamo detainees to a prison in Illinois, a move that drew immediate criticism from some Republicans, worried by the idea of bringing high-risk prisoners on U.S. soil. Continue reading this news letter from a different national security advisers of President Barack Obama says that the government will proceed with the purchase of the Thomson Correctional Center, Northwestern Illinois, to "accommodate a limited number of detainees at Guantanamo" as well as other federal prisoners. "Not only will this help to manage the urgent problem of overcrowding, but to help us achieve our goal of closing the detention center at Guantanamo in a timely and secure manner," it said in the letter Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn and signed, among others, by the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and that of Defense Robert Gates. When Obama took office last January, is given a year to close the detention center Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, opened in 2002 after the attacks of 11 September 2001 to house foreigners suspected of terrorism. But Republicans and others have criticized the administration's plan to transfer the prisoners in the United States and tried in civil courts, arguing that it is a security risk. The letter explains that the Defense Department manages part of the prison, located in a rural area west of Chicago. "The safety of the structure and the area surrounding our consideration," adds the message. The structure was built in 2001 and after the acquisition it will be improved up to safety standards. - On other news site www.reuters.it Reuters in Italian. The top news also on www.twitter.com / reuters_italia