AP: U.S. Postpones Guantanamo Building Plans

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U.S. Postpones Guantanamo Building Plans

By DAVID McFADDEN
The Associated Press
Sunday, December 10, 2006; 9:20 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The Pentagon will not try to use emergency powers to build
a compound to hold war crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay, according to a member of a
Senate panel that oversees funding for military construction projects.

The U.S. Defense Department notified Sen. Dianne Feinstein that it canceled a contract
solicitation to build the new courthouse complex at the isolated base in southeast Cuba
because of concerns about the location and funds for the facility, according to a
statement from her office.

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The Defense Department recently sent a letter to Congress announcing its intention to
fast-track the Guantanamo complex by reallocating $102 million of its authorized funds
by invoking its emergency powers to bypass congressional approval, Feinstein said.

A Pentagon spokesman gave no specific details about the cancellation, which was first
reported by The Miami Herald on Sunday, but said that due to the scope and complexity
of the trials for terror suspects, additional infrastructure and personnel remains a
much-needed addition at Guantanamo.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR2006121000906.html

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