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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, stateless persons captured after Islamic radicals declared war upon [[Western Civilization]] <ref>[http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/109/29882.pdf Hearings Before the Subcommitte on the Middle East and Asia]. Committee on International Relations. 109th Cong. 2nd Sess. Serial 109-210. GPO. Washington DC. 14 Sept. 2006. </ref><ref>[http://www.digitalnpq.org/archive/2002_winter/huntington.html ''Osama bin Laden Has Given Common Identity Back to the West''] Interview with Samuel P. Huntington, New Perspectives Quarterly, Vol.19, No.1, Winter 2002.</ref> are being held indefinitely.
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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]
  
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Whether they should be considered [[prisoners of war]], under the [[Geneva Convention]]--a Western institution, is a matter of controversy between liberals and conservatives. Liberals generally say that the conventions of the institution originally created by Western powers to formulate humane laws and customs of war and intended to be neutral which has expanded with signatory states throughout the globe should apply to belligerents who are ostensibly at war with the same institution. Conservatives generally support the US policy of calling them [[unlawful combatant]]s. <!-- Why don't their governments offer to take them home? -->
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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]]{{fact}}.  
  
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The standard for being granted POW status under the signatories agreement requires fighting men to wear distinctive uniforms or badges; be organized under a leader who is responsible for their actions; and so on.  These men failed to meet this standard, and 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.<ref>[http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/reports/report.asp?ObjID=pQOvjcVXXK&Content=406]</ref>
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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.
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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]]{{fact}}. There have, however, been a number of accusations of the use of [[torture]] as an interrogation method at the camp. <ref>[ http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,,1981955,00.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=377623&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3706050.stm]</ref> 
 
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==Detainees==
 
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*Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to plotting the September 11 attacks and thirty other terrorist attacks. Khalid admitted his involvement during his Guantanamo Bay hearing.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258817,00.html Al Qaeda Chief Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Confesses to Planning Sept. 11, Gitmo Transcript Shows] Foxnews.com</ref>
 
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*Waleed bin Attash confessed to plotting the bombings of the USS Cole and two U.S. embassies in Africa. Waleed admitted his involvement during his Guantanamo Bay hearing.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Mar20/0,4670,TerroristConfession,00.html Mastermind of USS Cole Attack Confesses] Foxnews.com</ref>
 
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*The Australian [[David Hicks]] has been held in the camp for over five years.  He was originally charged with "conspiracy, attempted murder by an unpriviledged belligerent and aiding the enemy." <ref>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2004/d20040610cs.pdf Hicks' original charge sheet</ref> but these charges were dropped "after the US Supreme Court ruled the original military commissions system established by President Bush unconstitutional without Congressional authorization." <ref>http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/02/us-re-charging-guantanamo-detainees.php Some background on the charge process</ref> He was later charged with "providing material support of terrorism" and "attempted murder in violation of the law of war" - the latter charge was also dropped. <ref>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/d20070301hicks.pdf The Hicks Charge Sheet</ref> <ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/hicks-knew-fight-was-wrong/2007/03/26/1174761313462.html</ref>. On March 26, 2007 David Hicks plead guilty to the charge. "A prisoner exchange agreement between Australia and the US means Hicks will be allowed to serve out any remaining prison time in Australia, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today."<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/hicks-pleads-guilty/2007/03/27/1174761414531.html</ref>
 
  
 
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hicks David Hicks]
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*[http://www.nsgtmo.navy.mil/ Naval Station Website]
 
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*[http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/ Joint Task Force Website]
 
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*[http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf List of detainees at Guatanamo Bay]
 
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*[http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Detainee_Affairs/ US Dept of Defence site]
 
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*[http://www.fairgofordavid.org/ Australian David Hicks site]
 
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*[http://www.jenner.com/news/news_item.asp?id=12730924 Site of Hicks' Lawyers]
 
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*[http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/palms-and-kisses-in-paradise-a-guantanamo-to-remember/2007/03/26/1174761379251.html A different look at Guantanamo Bay]
 
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*[http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/currentawareness/guantanamo.php A detailed US site with a legal perspective]
 
 
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Revision as of 15:31, 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[Citation Needed].

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.

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