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The '''Guantanamo Bay detention camp''' is a military prison of the [[United States of America]] on the eastern tip of the island of [[Cuba]]. In this prison, the people being held are accused by the US government of [[terrorism]]. The [[liberal]] organization Center for Constitutional Rights is organizing attorneys to file habeas corpus petitions in the Washington, D.C., federal court on behalf of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=pQOvjcVXXK&Content=406] | The '''Guantanamo Bay detention camp''' is a military prison of the [[United States of America]] on the eastern tip of the island of [[Cuba]]. In this prison, the people being held are accused by the US government of [[terrorism]]. The [[liberal]] organization Center for Constitutional Rights is organizing attorneys to file habeas corpus petitions in the Washington, D.C., federal court on behalf of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=pQOvjcVXXK&Content=406] | ||
| − | Due to security concerns the media has not been given access to the detention center, and the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] adminstration has said that interrogations are vital tools for winning the [[War on Terror]] | + | Due to security concerns the media has not been given access to the detention center, and the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] adminstration has said that interrogations are vital tools for winning the [[War on Terror]]<ref>"The president said the legislation must allow the CIA’s interrogation program to continue. “The information the Central Intelligence Agency has obtained by questioning men like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has helped disrupt terrorist plots, including planned strikes inside the United States and on a U.S. Marine base in East Africa, an American consulate in Pakistan, and Britain's Heathrow Airport,” Bush said. “This CIA program has saved American lives, and the lives of people in other countries.”" [http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=September&x=20060916101245esnamfuak0.5314905] </ref> |
The Australian [[David Hicks]] has been held in the camp for over five years without ever being brought to trial, and only very recently, have charges been laid. He has a long history of association and membership of islamic terroists organisations. | The Australian [[David Hicks]] has been held in the camp for over five years without ever being brought to trial, and only very recently, have charges been laid. He has a long history of association and membership of islamic terroists organisations. | ||
Revision as of 20:02, March 27, 2007
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a military prison of the United States of America on the eastern tip of the island of Cuba. In this prison, the people being held are accused by the US government of terrorism. The liberal organization Center for Constitutional Rights is organizing attorneys to file habeas corpus petitions in the Washington, D.C., federal court on behalf of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [1]
Due to security concerns the media has not been given access to the detention center, and the Bush adminstration has said that interrogations are vital tools for winning the War on Terror[1]
The Australian David Hicks has been held in the camp for over five years without ever being brought to trial, and only very recently, have charges been laid. He has a long history of association and membership of islamic terroists organisations.
References
- ↑ "The president said the legislation must allow the CIA’s interrogation program to continue. “The information the Central Intelligence Agency has obtained by questioning men like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has helped disrupt terrorist plots, including planned strikes inside the United States and on a U.S. Marine base in East Africa, an American consulate in Pakistan, and Britain's Heathrow Airport,” Bush said. “This CIA program has saved American lives, and the lives of people in other countries.”" [2]