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10 Years In Gitmo

January 12, 2012 – 5:43 am

The September 11 attacks on America changed the rules of warfare for the United States. The nation craved revenge and the first taste was served in Afghanistan with the defeat of the Taliban. Hundreds of prisoners were transferred from the theater of war to the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. These detainees were […]

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Gitmo North

December 20, 2009 – 8:03 am

The GW Bush administration opened a detention prison in the US enclave of Guantanamo Bay to house detainees suspected of terrorism. These prisoners were held without any rights. No legal proceedings were initiated against these men and they existed in limbo for years with few Americans caring about questions of guilt and innocence. All that […]

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Watch Football Hear No Evil Eat Potato Chips

October 18, 2009 – 4:17 pm

America is the Land of the Free as long as what you say, see, or hear is only what the government wants its citizens to say, see, or hear. This Orwellian bargain was highlighted this week by Congress’ redlighting the release of 21 photographs of prisoner abuse by the US military. The Obama administration offered […]

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