Flournoy says the withdrawal date is not arbitrary and Mr.Obama did not, as she put it,pull the timeline "out of a hat."

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

On Tuesday, international mining companies expressed public concern about arbitrary property seizures.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The operation resulted in curfews, roadblocks,arbitrary arrests, and limited civilian air transport.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

This has been the situation in the Congo for many years." One of the reports focuses on the actions of government forces, some of whom engaged in large-scale pillaging, arbitrary killings and sexual violence.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

"And so,you have all the transgressions which are listed, not just in my report but in many other reports-et cetera persecution,clampdown, collective punishment,torture, arbitrary executions, public executions,et cetera despite various formal guarantees in the constitution and in criminal law."

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

"I am confident and hopeful that he will now - getting this clear message from both the House and Senate on the appropriations bill - begin to rethink the appropriateness of an arbitrary timeline for the closing of Guantanamo,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

The onus is really on the government of the United States to reveal more about the ways in which it makes sure that arbitrary executions, extrajudicial executions are not, in fact,being carried out through the use of these weapons,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

"So my suggestion is that there should be a type of mechanism that United Nations aid, United Nations cooperation and United Nations support to the democratic regimes must be linked, should be linked with this protection of human rights and particularly getting rid of this practice of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and secret detention centers."

VOA: standard.2009.03.21