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On Wednesday November 25 it was announced that Phil Carter, the 34 year old official in charge of closing Gitmo was resigning. Carter is a lawyer and Army veteran. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Phillip Carter resigned after serving about seven months. The reason given for Carter’s resignation was for personal reasons.

Carter announced his resignation after the Obama administration revealed that it would not be able to meet the announced deadline to close Gitmo by the announced deadline of January 22, 2010.

In April Carter was appointed as deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee policy at Gitmo. Approximately 215 suspects are held there which includes the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Also Phil Carter left his position after it was announced by US Attorney General Eric Holder on November 13 that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other terror suspects who are being held at Guantanamo Bay will be tried in a New York City civilian courtroom.

Carter also announced his resignation after the Obama administrations announced that they were considering relocating some 50 to 100 terrorism suspects indefinitely at a maximum security prison located in Thomson, Ill which is about 125 miles west of Chicago.

Earlier this month Gregory B. Craig also announced his resignation. Craig was Obama’s top lawyer and was in charge of the campaign to close Guantanamo Bay prison.