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    66% Americans want to keep Guantanamo open but 29 % think it should be closed therefore there's 5% with no opinions. Since 2009 President obama has been attempting to shut down Guantanamo Bay but he doesn't have the support of the people or his party. which makes it harder to shut it down. Even though some people believe the best way to ensure protection against terrorist is to keep this facility opened, Guantanamo Bay should be closed because prisoners are degraded and abused and it`s to expensive

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    excellently stated, “Anyone will talk under torture.” Guantanamo Bay, an assortment of detention camps to capture and detain foreign threats, is the 21st century manifestation of torture, societal waste, and degradation. Located near Cuba, Guantanamo’s reputation of “making anyone talk” has lead to it becoming unparalleled in the political benefits it provides. However, “making anyone talk”, is not a job that comes without repercussions. Guantanamo, built upon standards that are antiparallel to American

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    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

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    tip of Cuba is Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The United States began leasing this area in 1903 making it the oldest overseas U.S. Navy base. Guantanamo Bay allows the U.S. an area to establish a detention facility in a secure and isolated location eliminating any chance the detainees could escape and return back to their countries. In addition, Guantanamo Bay allowed the U.S. to avoid bringing those individuals suspected of terrorism from entering domestic soil. As of today, Guantanamo Bay only holds 80

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    Politics of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Guantanamo Bay, also known as Gitmo, is a United States Detention Camp located in the Guantanamo Naval Base in South Eastern Cuba. The United States gained control of the Guantanamo Bay area in the 1903 Cuban-American treaty in which the United States gained the right to control the Cuban territory while at the same time recognizing the Cuban state sovereignty (Nofi, 112). In the year 1970, the United States began to use part of the Guantanamo Naval Base

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    captors, he finally ending up in Guantanamo Bay. There he was held without trial, prosecution, or evidence for four years (Zaeef 1-25). These

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    Detainees held in Guantanamo Bay Detention Center located in Cuba are not only potential terrorists, but are also potential threats to our country, families, and loved ones. Detainees have been stricken of their rights to due process and a fair trial in compliance to George Bush enacting the USA PATRIOT Act, after the September 11th bombings. Guantanamo bay should not be shut down, because the detention center allows us to prevent future attacks to the country, question and gain high value intelligence

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    upheld that human rights abuses are the focus of 2015’s Amnesty International Student Conference. Today, we’re going to explore an abuse of human rights that occurred in a nation that prides itself on its freedom. Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a detainment facility located at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After the debilitating attacks against the US on September 11th 2001, US congress passed the “Authorization for Use of Military Force” a bill that allowed then US President George W. Bush to use any essential

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    The Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility received its first detainees in 2002.. Guantanamo has been a topic of debate since the first 20 detainees arrived; should the facility close or remain open? Guantanamo detention facility should remain open because it does not entice terrorist to strike, the prison is not used enough, detainees who were sent back to their home countries have returned to terrorism, and the prisoners were not treated poorly at the facility. Critics of Guantanamo say it serves as

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    Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp: The Gulag of Our Times Guantanamo Bay is an American military detention camp for prisoners of war, located within the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The United States of America acquired the Guantanamo Bay Naval base in 1898 at the end of the Spanish-American War, when the USA took control of Cuba from Spain. The Naval Base was maintained well after the war, nearing the end of the 20th century, and within a rather small span of time, it underwent a transformation from naval

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