01.05.2013, 16:09
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Obama, who ordered the detention centre closed upon taking office but was thwarted repeatedly by Congress, said he was unsurprised that there were problems at the centre, where 100 of 166 inmates were now on hunger strike.
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About 40 US Navy medical personnel arrived over the weekend, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel House, a military spokesman at Guantanamo, said on Monday.
"The influx of personnel was planned several weeks ago as increasing numbers of detainees chose to protest their detention," he said.
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Former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo, Air Force colonel Morris Davis, is among an increasing number of critics who have called for the centre's closure.
"Unless President Obama acts soon, I believe it is likely one or more of the detainees will die," Davis said.
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