reason for detaining these individuals was to keep them from rejoining the fight. As such‚ the U.S. chose to create a detention facility at the Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba. By June of 2002‚ the U.S. had transferred over 500 Taliban and al Qaida fighters to Guantanamo Bay.1 As of December of 2008‚ that number had decreased to approximately 250 detainees to include 15 “high-value” detainees.2 Throughout the last six years of operation‚ Guantanamo Bay has faced endless criticism from the international
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Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp in Cuba that holds back and interrogates people who are thought to be terrorists. History Before 2001‚ the Guantanamo Bay detention facility was used for housing refugees from Haiti and Cuba. This became and illegal act after 1993. Guantanamo Bay was reopened in 2002 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. On 11 September 2001 (9/11)‚ four planes were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. There were over 3000 deaths
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over the naval base in Guantanamo Bay while Cuba has “ultimate sovereignty” (Kaplan 384)‚ which simply does not make any sense. If Cuba truly had ultimate sovereignty they would also have the official power to make legal decisions and judgments‚ something they clearly do not. All this claim‚ that the U.S has jurisdiction while Cuba has sovereignty‚ does is bring up the question many people have “where is Guantanamo bay?” a simple‚ but quite complex question. Guantanamo bay is everywhere‚ but it
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Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo)is an essential base for the United States of America and should stay open for many reasons. Some people believe the base is unethical‚ not on american soil and costs to much‚ and for those reasons want it closed. I would argue because what those terrorists did was unethical and they should get a taste of what they did. Gitmo needs to stay in Cuba because I sure don’t want a terrorist escaping and knocking at my door. An article from boston.com‚ “Obama orders Guantanamo
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at Guantanamo Bay As part of the United States judicial system‚ Guantanamo Bay detention center was formed under the Bush administration‚ in result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Guantanamo Bay is a detainment facility that the United States designed to detain terrorists‚ and enemies caught during war. The facility also is used for the U.S. to interrogate criminals‚ and terrorists with military tactics. This detainment facility is located on a United States naval base in Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba
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Qahtani’s lawyers have been able to review some of the tapes that show aspects of his treatment. Yet President Obama’s administration continues to resist all efforts to disclose them to the public‚ despite a professed commitment to transparency and open government. On 06 Dec 02‚ the subject of the first Special Interrogation Plan was forced to wear a woman’s bra and had a thong placed on his head during the course of the interrogation. On 17 Dec 02‚ the subject of the first Special Interrogation
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Guantanamo Bay is a prison area near Cuba and is controlled by the American Navy. After the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attack in the US‚ the US forces picked up about 600 people from various parts of the world and imprisoned them in the Guantanamo Bay prison on charges of aiding or involvement in this terrorist attack. In most cases‚ the governments of the countries to which these prisoners belonged were neither informed or was permission taken. It was done in such secrecy that even the families
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Anthony Ognibene Close Down Guantanamo Bay When discussing the importance of the Guantanamo Bay criminal detention facility located in Cuba‚ the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter stated that‚ “I think what ’s going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn ’t say it ’s the cause of terrorism‚ but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.” President Obama has vowed at the
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the Detention center in Guantanamo Bay. One of the main questions that are being asked is whether or not the detention at Guantanamo bay Is unconstitutional. One other key Point that has been raised in the possible closing of Guantanamo bay is where will the detainees go if it is closed. In order to better understand the reasoning behind this detention we must look at the reason for the detention in the first place. For the detainees that are being kept on Guantanamo bay They are there do to being
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There is a time before and after the events on 9/11. And that events were the reason why the Guantanamo Bay prison was established in January 2002And after the events the United States of America started the ’’War on Terror’’ by hunting down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts‚" . The goverment tried to make illegal things legal. They ignore the fact that there is a given treatment to prisoner of war. The US government tried to justify torture. Alberto R. Gonzales who was the
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