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    Waterboarding in Guantanamo Bay might sound enjoyable to the reader if they do not know the definition of these words. Waterboarding is a method of torture used to simulate the feeling of drowning, while Guantanamo Bay is a United States military prison where inmates are held without trial indefinitely. The article I chose for this essay discusses and analyzes the perils of the use of torture for interrogation during the American war on terror. During this period, towards the end of the Bush administration

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    indefinite prison terms in Guantanamo and other offending parties of humanity. On the forefront of defending people who didn’t have a chance because of associations is the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). The motto for CCR is: “The Center for Constitutional Rights is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” (https://ccrjustice.org) The ultimate goal of CCR is to close Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba because

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    Research Paper Topic: With the closing of Guantanamo Bay Prison and CIA prisons used to interrogate alleged terrorists using methods of torture to retain information, should torture continue to be used by the government and is it a useful tool? Identify your position and refer to sources. Should Torture Continue To Be Used By The Government? There is always somebody with more information, money, and power. Usually it is the government, for various reasons, that will not give out information regarding

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    Guantanamo Bay is a U.S Government funded maximum security prison for the most dangerous detained terrorists in the world. There has been information extracted from the detainees that is invaluable to National Security and for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Closing Guantanamo bay due to its “questionable” practices would open up a global security threat if the government set the prisoners free. The purpose of writing on this topic is to support why Guantanamo Bay should not be closed down. The

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    Is there enough unfair detainment and torture at the Guantanamo Bay prison to shut it down? Many of the prisoners that are held there are subject to torture and unfair imprisonment, which violates two human rights. This is a vital reason for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. Freedom from torture is an important human right because if we didn’t have it, even more people would be in unnecessary and excruciating pain, and even in prison, people deserve a certain amount of comfort in their daily life

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    Guantanamo Bay is an American Naval base in Cuba for people that try to do harm against the United States. It was opened in 2002 by the Bush administration after 9/11. Recently, President Obama signed an order to close Guantanamo Bay in 2008, because he believes the prisoners deserve a fair trial. President elect Donald Trump, says he plans to keep GITMO running. I believe GITMO should stay open, for the simple fact that thousands of people lost their lives because of these terrible people.

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    “For the moment, the effect of the court's ruling on the detention and interrogation operations at Guantánamo is likely to be as political as it is practical” (Golden, 2006). The detainees in Guantanamo Bay had been protesting and committing suicide in the weeks before the decision was announced, and Guantanamo officials thought this case would be the one to majorly impact the proceedings at Guantanamo Bay, initiate legal proceedings for those in custody, repatriate some and relocate the rest of the

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    comprehensive definition of domestic terrorism, to the unlawful treatment of inmates at Guantanamo Bay, the principles of due process, privacy, and equal protection under the law have been drastically undermined by a prying and intrusive government.

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    The article “Why Guantanamo Bay must be closed for good” by Jonathan Russell denotes the existence of Guantanamo Bay, a maximum security prison off the coast of Cuba. Russell begins by saying that Guantanamo Bay is ineffective because it does not prevent terrorism in other parts of the world. In fact, the existence of Guantanamo Bay fuels terrorist to carry out more terrorist attacks as an act of defiance. Additionally, most people who go to the prison do not get the right to a fair trial as guaranteed

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    Guantanamo Bay is a U.S. Military maximum security prison that is considered a detainee camp for unlawful enemy combatants. Guantanamo has become a worldwide focal point because of the reports of abuse, torture and the prolonged trials for detainees and its closure and release of its detainees has been called for by many. World leaders, media outlets and humanitarian organizations have requested the closure and release of these detention facilities and their detainees, but it remains vital that

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