Familes of 9/11 firefighters Want Obama Meeting

Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 | Updated 2:15 PM EDT

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Maureen Santora, whose son Christopher was a New York City firefighter killed in the World Trade Center, holds up photos of New York City firefighters killed in the 9/11 attacks.

Families of firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are seeking a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the trials of detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.

Civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel says he hopes the new president will listen to the families, who are seeking open and fair, but speedy trials for the prisoners who are being held there.

Trials at Guantanamo have been halted for 120 days while the Obama administration completes a review of the system for prosecuting suspected terrorists.