Honor Bound To Defend Freedom

Cuba, only 400 miles from Miami Fl, is an island in the Caribbean and is renowned for its excellent climate. There are beaches for swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing, and boating opportunities. The island has it’s dark secrets as well, there is Guantanamo Bay, a prison nearby, where the detainee’s right are stripped away and they are beaten daily. Closing Guantanamo Bay has been a big debate over the past few years. President Although what they are doing is technically legal, it is still unconstitutional on U.S. soil. Obama promised us that during his term he would close it. Obama has said that "Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standing in the world. It is viewed as a stain on our broader record of upholding the highest standards of rule of law." Guantanamo Bay is an embarrassment to our country and has been since it opened. The camp was repeatedly criticized by human rights and humanitarian organizations all around—including Amnesty international, Human Rights Watch, and the International committee of the Red Cross—as well as by the European Union and the Organization of American States(OAS), for alleged human rights violations, including the use of various forms of torture during interrogations. We need to close Guantanamo Bay because it costs a lot of money to keep it open, it is unconstitutional, and we can contain the prisoners in the U.S.

“the main purpose of Verbatim theatre has always been to challenge audiences into a confrontation with real events and concrete facts, an to prevent their escapism into theatrical fantasy.”

The United States military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been occupied by over 700 Middle Eastern men suspected of terrorism since 2002. It has been home to some of the most heinous suspected terrorist to ever walk on this Earth. What to do with this military base, has been a major source of conflict within our nation and with other nations for over a decade, with no real reasoning substantial enough to close the base. Although our government has come forward and declared that interrogation methods used on some of the detainees has been unethical and has broken some United States laws. But closing Guantanamo Bay is a task that should not be pursued, because it causes more problems to our countries people, our diplomatic and

In the opinion piece, A sorry state? Written on 2nd of august 2007, Professor Janice Stevens opposes in an alarmed and critical tone that the treatment of David Hicks in Guantanamo Bay is a violation of human rights and that Australia’s response only shows that other citizens should be scared of themselves being held in such a state. In a sophisticated style the article addresses at an educated adult audience, or to those who are concerned about the treatment of their fellow citizens.

Three weeks in solitary confinement. Confused, distressed and disorientated, only for tear gas to engulf your cell. —Despite what you may be imagining, these scenes described are not from the infamous torture detention camp Guantanamo Bay, but are in-fact only a few examples of the outrageous abuse of human rights encountered in the Northern Territory’s Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. You heard me right, this is occurring in our own country, to young, impressionable teenagers. Our own backyard, if you may. Yet only recently have such allegations reached the public eye. What’s worse, the government and head of child protection services have known about such claims, yet turned a blind eye on the cases, and ultimately turned a blind eye on the lives of the abused detainees.

Some people believe the best way to ensure protection against terrorist is to keep this facility opened. Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a United States prison located in Cuba.780 people captured in the war on terror 220 of them are from Afghanistan and smaller

Located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Guantanamo prison is a United States military prison established in January 2002. The prison’s uses include, but are not limited to: the holding of extremely dangerous individuals, interrogation of the detainees and prosecution for their crimes. In the article “Guantanamo Prison Is Wasteful and Un-American. Shut It Down,” published in The Washington Post on January 15, 2015, noted Democrat who represents California’s 14th District in the House, Jackie Speier, expresses why the prison should be shut down. She argues that the prison is a huge waste of taxpayer’s dollars and claims that the prison makes us less safe and runs contrary to our values as Americans. With the effective establishment of authority

Guantanamo Bay hasn't always been a jail like facility, with the ability to torture terrorists. Cuba is located in southern east point in cuba(“Cuba”). After the Spanish-american war ended (1898) we got a piece of land in cuba as a trophy for winning the war.(“Guantanamo”). The U.S. military controlled cuba in 1899(“Cuba”). Before terrorism the main purpose of Guantanamo

Guantanamo Bay prison camp is a United States military Prison in cuba in which we keep our most lethal and dangerous terrorist at. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said “ the prison camp was established to detain extraordinarily dangerous people to interrogate detainees in an optimal setting and to prosecute detainees for war” (Rumsfeld, 2002). Also this topic is one of the most where the president of the United States and congress disagree on. The President want to close Guantanamo Bay because he think the prison is unnecessary and expensive and it serve a recruitment tool to American terrorist but congress still isn’t and still won't let him. Congress said the main reason why they don’t want

Guantanamo Bay known as “Gitmo” is also known as a naval base but for right now it is also known as a place where they keep muslim militants and suspected terrorists captured by the U.S. forces, from Iraq and Afghanistan. “Guantanamo Bay detention facility on the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, located on the coast of Guantanamo Bay in southeastern Cuba.” (Nolen) Guantanamo Bay is a dangerous place where people are tortured and punished until they tell the soldiers information that they need. "I have been on record in favor of closing Guantanamo for a long time, since 2008. I think it is a continuing recruitment advertisement for terrorists… There is no reason for us to

The issues that have had cause a lot of controversy since 2002.The closing of Guantanamo Bay has led to be the most reported prison that’s held prisoners against their own will. Due to against war on terror, but has yet most detainees havn’t been charged. We wonder in the closing of Guantanamo Bay who will it affect, what will happen, when will the closing of Guantanamo Bay takes place, and how will this play a role in the world today.

“Theatre makes us think about power and the way our society works and it does this with a clear purpose, to make a change.”

Guantanamo Bay, though started with good intentions, only highlights America’s negative side. Marine Major General Michael Lehnert, who played a significant role in the opening of Guantanamo, has drastically changed his opinion and said that it, “Validates every negative perception of the U.S.” (Sutton 1). One example of this occurred in 2006, when President Bush justified the use of “physical coercion” (torture) during interrogations (Fetini 1). Some of these torture methods include isolation, beatings, sleep deprivation, and general abuse. Other tactics such as disrespect for Islamic symbols or sexual provocation are used to encourage stress in detainees (Bloche 1). These immoral methods led to an international outcry. It was later remarked that the Cuban territory upon which Guantanamo is located is being used as a “concentration camp” of sorts (Fetini 1). Guantanamo and its unethical values are being recognized by nations around the world, displaying America in a bad light.

In the United States, one of the major methods in obtaining crucial information has been through the use of Guantanamo Bay. While many have condemned of the torture that is believed to occur there, not only does Guantanamo Bay comply with national and international standards, but it also complies with Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions (Meese 1) which states

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is originally a naval base that was once used to house detention facilities for Haitian and Cuban refugees fleeing to the United States. It was also used as a refueling station for Navy ships. It was then converted into a high level detention facility to house enemy troops captured in the War on Terror campaign by Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfield. It has three main camps that house the prisoners. These prisoners of war were later referred to as enemy combatants. They were excluded from the prisoner of war statutes of the Geneva Convention because of their involvement in a foreign terrorist organization and therefore earning themselves the title of terrorists. The Guantanamo Bay Detention Center served as the perfect location to send these terrorists. It allowed the United States to strip them of any due process or protection that is provided by US law. Due to its location, being in foreign territory they are only subjected to military law. They are close enough for them to be monitored without interference of intentional agencies or international oversight. Furthermore, the US Government is holding these men without due process because they are deemed too dangerous to be released into the public because of their associations with terrorist organizations and possession of valuable information relating to National Security such as location of key members of a terrorist groups, whereabouts. However, the United States cannot release those