Obama only 'tinkering' with Gitmo

President Obama's decision to go forward with the trials of terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay amounts to "little more than tinkering" with Bush-era rules already in place, according to a former prosecutor in the Office of Military Commissions at Guantanamo.

"The Obama administration has gone back, looked at the rules, probably looked at some of the evidence against detainess, I would guess, and has basically decided that what the Bush administration was doing with these military commissions was the right way to go," said Kyndra Rotunda.

"It's clear that he's really just revived what was already happening."

She spoke with Greg Corombos of Radio America/WND. The audio of the exchange is embedded here:

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Rotunda said "it's not surprising" Obama's promise of stronger legal protections for detainees does nothing to appease groups like the ACLU.

"A lot of these groups are wanting to bring detainees into the U.S. so that they will get all of the complete protections that you or I would get in a civilian court," she continued.

"That's contrary to the laws of war, it's contrary to international law."

Rotunda also praises lawmakers for refusing to provide money to close the detention center.

"I hope Congress holds its ground on that. We do need a solid plan before we go spending another 100 million for the idea of closing Guantanamo.

"We need to know what the heck we're going to do with these detainees."