U.S. President Barack Obama signs orders to close Guantanamo Bay

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks to the press prior to signing executive orders to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention facility, on his desk in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, January 22, 2009. Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and a group of retired military officers attended the ceremony. (UPI Photo/Matthew Cavanugh/Pool)