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    Have you were thought about what it would be like to be in a prison that is heavily guarded? Should Guantanamo bay be closed? Guantanamo bay should absolutely be abolished because guantanamo bay is not beneficial because prisoners are degraded and abused, problems already, there is no reason to have it any more. The first reason it is absolutely critical the prisoners have been degraded and abused because they could be seriously injured from these inhuman ways.Critics often argue that they don't

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    In the last decade, the closure of Guantanamo Bay has been a topic that has been circulating through the media regularly. Many news agencies have been attacking the fact that the prison is illegal, inhumane and not effective. In the early years of the prisons existence, news reports have come out regarding the mistreatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. There have been instances regarding inhumane use of torture and interrogation that has caused the American public to have a very negative outlook

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    As part of its Global War on Terror, many captured fighters were sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. If our soldiers are taken there, is it likely that they--none of whom are citizens of the U.S.--will be able to access the U.S. Federal Court System and wage litigation warfare? What is the background and current status of this issue? Yes, the Scorpion fighters would have access to declare a “writ of habeas corpus” and attempt to get a trial in the U.S. Federal Court System and attempt to wage litigation

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    Will we lose our American pride if we close down Guantanamo Bay.I believe we will actually have even more pride if we take down Guantanamo Bay because we don't have the authorization to torture people.Guards at Guantanamo Bay are given access to do the tortures and the tortures are illegal waterboarding,force feeding,sexual abuse.Even though some people believe Guantanamo Bay helps to identify and detain terrorist Guantanamo Bay should be closed because prisoners are mistreated and not allowed

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    Why Should Guantanamo Closed or Stay Opened 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

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    Guantanamo Bay a prison for terrorist located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in the United States Navy base. It has been open for hundred and thirteen years as a naval base since 1903 after the Spanish-American war. While the detention camp came into being in 2002 as a result of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States. There are two sides to argument those that wants it closed and those that want it to remain open to house the terrorist or enemy combatants that belong to no nation that

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    At Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a group of expert defense attorneys who represented an accused terrorist facing the death penalty quit the case due to the intrusive monitoring of their client. Their defendant, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, is allegedly responsible for the bombing of the US destroyer Cole back in 2000. The man who is now defending him is 35 year old Navy Lieutenant Alaric Piette, who quit his job as a SEAL to become a lawyer. However, the problem arises due to the fact that he graduated from

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    Expository Essay, Writing Folio - Guantanamo Bay - Tait Familton Brainstorm: Scenes - Face being smashed in w/ bottle - Rations being handed out - Interrogation of the stutter Directors Purpose - Show us how government became more control, more intrusive and less compassionate after 9/11. - Magic realism Ideas - Doctors ethics - ethics at Guantanamo Bay - Carmen represents the general public Essay: Guantanamo Bay, a US military detention camp in Cuba that was established by the US military

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    overtaken by covert CIA operations and drone strikes. Even after President Bush declared “mission accomplished” in 2003, detainees were still kept in Guantanamo Bay. In 2004, the world was introduced to grotesque images of inhumane and illegal methods of torture taking place in Abu Ghraib Prison, and learned about similar methods taking place at Guantanamo Bay. After these revelations, public outrage led to investigations of CIA enhanced interrogation methods in USA detainment camps, and questions erupted

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    Death, law and in that order at Guantanamo Bay. The 2015 RONE Award nominated for best legal thriller novel, fast-paced, action packed #1 bestseller legal and political thriller from the bestselling author critics call 'one of the strongest thriller writers on the scene.' This mystery novel challenges everything you believe about justice and freedom. When a naturalized American citizen turns up missing in Iraq, Attorney Brent Marks fights the Goliath U.S. Government's Patriot Act. Santa Barbara

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