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War - Guantanamo
Some so-called "facts" about our outpost in Cuba (cannot speak for their factuality, but they have appeared in respoectable Press);
I simply found these "facts" interesting - It is a Navy base, not a Marine post (is that what one calls it Bones/Drifter?) - It is officially known today as "Joint Task Force Guantanamo" - Chief counsel for the detainee's defense is Zoomie Colonel Will Gunn, supervising 6 lawyers who work from the proximity of the Pentagon - Almost nobody in Cuba speaks Spanish - Spaniards were evicted from Cuba by the USA in 1898 - Guantanamo occupies 45 square miles on the southern coast of Cuba - Under a 1903 treaty the USA has a "perpetual lease" of Guantanamo - The annual rent for Guantanamo is now $4080.00 per year, which is offered to Cuba every year, but has not been accepted by Castro in four decades - In the 1990s, the USA removed all our mines from the DMZ, Cuba has not done so, on their side, yet - In January 2002 prisoners were moved there (Camp X-Ray) from Afghanistan. - In April 2002 X-Ray was replaced by Camp Delta. - 200 journalists and delegations from 50 foreign governments plus many elected American government officials and Red Cross have visited - Camp Delta has cost $70,000,000 to build - Inmates there are from 44 countries - 21 inmates have attempted suicide, none successfully thusfar - Guards view prisoners twice every 60 seconds - In the past year 80 new prisoners have arrived - The base has a population of 5000, an outdoor movie theatre, 9-hole golf course, one McDonald's (okay, so SUE me for not posting your stupid trademark!!!), speed limit is 25mph everywhere - 2200 military personnel are there, half of whom are Reserves or Guard - 5 Cubans work on the base - Troopers greet one another with the report, "Honor Bound!" - There are no prisoners from Iraq there Taken from: ANNALS OF LAW "Inside the Wire", by: Jeffrey Toobin NEW YORKER magazine Feb 9, 2004 |
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