Image via Wikipediahttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2011/03/201137222725369240.htmlThe US president has approved the resumption of military trials for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.
The move ends a two-year ban and was the latest acknowledgement that the prison Barack Obama had vowed to shut down within a year of taking office will remain open for some time to come.
But even while announcing a resumption of military commission trials on Monday, Obama reaffirmed his support for trying terror suspects in US federal courts - something that has met resistance in Congress.
"I strongly believe that the American system of justice is a key part of our arsenal in the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates, and we will continue to draw on all aspects of our justice system - including Article III courts - to ensure that our security and our values are strengthened,'' Obama said in a statement.
