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

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) is applauded by Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and a group of retired military officers after he signed 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. (UPI Photo/Matthew Cavanugh/Pool)