guantanamo. and, promptly close the detention facility at began guantanamo consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the united states and interest of justice, i here by order that. and, we then provide the process whereby guantanamo will be closed, no later than one year from now. martha: no later than one year from now, january of '09 and now it is two years from that date and as we all know, it is still up and running with more than 170 prisoners, still being held at guantanamo bay. so, what is the hold-up? what is going on with this and with the trials that we're all waiting for? here now is a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainees and senior legal fellow for the heritage foundation. good morning, good to see you. >> hi, martha, good to see you. martha: the president was emphatic about this and of course there have been a number of big distractions including