The New York Times first reported Wednesday that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to soon lift an order blocking the use of military tribunals to prosecute detainees, a marked departure from the Obama administration's rhetoric thus far.
7, explicitly prohibits the use of Defense Department funds to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to the United States or other countries.
11 attacks, including self-proclaimed mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, could still continue despite Congress' restrictions, adding that nothing is off the table as of yet.