1:5 released from Guantanamo join militant groups?

Detainees released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have gotten into trouble. "One in five detainees released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay has joined or is suspected of joining militant groups like al Qaeda". On what terms have they been released? Are these terms not strict enough to weed out those who are most likely to join "militant groups like al Qaeda?" As the Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell says "the vetting process for releasing detainees was an 'inexact science,' adding: 'You know, we are making subjective calls based upon judgment, intelligence. And so there is no foolproof answer in this realm. That's what makes this so difficult.'"

Anybody happen to hear about the two attempts to blow up a U.S. passenger plane over Christmas break? If you did you probably didn't know this.

"Former Guantanamo detainees... are believed to be behind a failed plot to blow up a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas Day."

As a result of the belief stated above, President Obama chose to "suspend the transfer of additional Guantanamo detainees to Yemen, citing the deteriorating security situation in the country." Of course delaying the release of detainees will not stop Obama's task of closing down the Guantanamo Bay prison. "are 198 detainees left at Guantanamo,... [including] roughly 91 Yemenis." And what is the reason for Obama having to close the prison? Here's the main reason: "detainees were denied due process for years and for harsh interrogations conducted there."

Six Uighur Chinese detainees sent to Palau

The Obama administration has sent six Uighur Chinese detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Pacific island nation of Palau. Three of the six, are clients of the center while the other three are represented by other lawyers. An administration official confirmed the detainees had been sent to Palau (small Pacific island north of between australia and Japan). "The transfer leaves 215 detainees at the detention camp that President Obama has pledged to close by Jan. 22, although political and legal hurdles are making it difficult for his administration to meet that goal."

"Palau has agreed to take up to a dozen Uighurs, who come from China's largely Muslim far-west region of Xinjiang and were captured by the U.S. government during the Afghanistan war". Although hey have been deemed not to be "enemy combatants" they have remained at Guantanamo because the prison was having trouble relocating them to another penitentiary.
"Palau has agreed to provide a temporary home for the three men while the United States continues to search for a country where they can be permanently resettled"

I have two questions...

Wasn't Guantanamo supposed to already be closed by now? What's taking so long Obama??
AND
How were they able to figure out whether the people were "enemy combatants" or not?

We're not out of Guantanamo Bay yet...

The President has only four months left to close down the Guantanamo Bay Military Prison. Obama's administration after working to recover from mishaps are putting officials behin schedule. They may not finish within four months. If we don't get outin four months will anything go wrong? or will cuba just let us finish up what is needed.