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Committed to shutting down guantanamo and shutting down the war on terror. that is the real goal. >> what is the message from the terror world to us? what message are we sending? >> we are sending a practical message of we're not at a war but you are at a war against us. the number of jihaddists around the world, in syria today thousands. in libya and egypt. in the middle of this battle ground growing in the middle east we are sending them back propagandist, one after the other. >> if you thought they hated us before, imprison them for seven years and then think if they're going to feel better...

Detention and trial. the republican controlled house has to get on board for changes to take place. 164 people are still being detained at the prison, even though a majority of them, 84, have already been clear for transfer. most of the detainees have never been charged with a crime and now the grammy award winning artist is lending her voice to pressure congress to close down guantanamo for good. esperanza spalding is inspired by the words of martin luther king to write a song and create this video about what she believes is an injustice carried out in america's name. ♪ ♪ you have to ask ...

As you know, president obama has been trying to close the prison that we keep in cuba, the one in guantanamo, since his first day in office he signed the order saying we would shut it down. not just republicans in congress who have blocked them. in 2009, when congress took a vote, the senate took a vote. the vote was 90-6. in the new defense spending bill, though, in the military budget that is being debated right now in congress, part of that bill opens the way to actually closing the prisons down. if people are not threats, send them back to their own countries. if people are threats, send t...

>> more proof that i'm right. of course the commander in chief has that power. and it's appalling that the american people would elect that man mmander in chief. but that having been done, obama said, he's going to shut down guantanamo, are you sorry he didn't shut down guantanamo? i think you were right in what you said at the beginning. too late now, would have been good a few months ago. now, it's going to be like egypt again. who's going to come to power? and why didn't he intervene after the election in iran, a couple years ago. when ahmadinejad stole the election. you have peaceful prote...

>> more proof that i'm right. of course the commander in chief has that power. and it's appalling that the american people would elect that man commander in chief. but that having been done, obama said, he's going to shut down guantanamo, are you sorry he didn't shut down guantanamo? i think you were right in what you said at the beginning. too late now, would have been good a few months ago. now, it's going to be like egypt again. who's going to come to power? and why didn't he intervene after the election in iran, a couple years ago. when ahmadinejad stole the election. you have peaceful pro...