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| − | + | The '''Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp''' is a military [[prison]] of the [[United States of America]] on the southeastern tip of the island of [[Cuba]]. In this prison [[terrorists]] / ''[[enemy combatants]]'' can be held indefinitely without charge or trial.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,123996,00.html Fox News; Mixed Rulings on Terror Detention Policies, June 28, 2004]</ref> 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 First post-Supreme Court habeas petitions filed on behalf of detainees at Guantanamo Bay], [[Center for Constitutional Rights]], 2004.</ref> | |
| − | The '''Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp''' is a military [[prison]] of the [[United States of America]] on the southeastern tip of the island of [[Cuba]]. In this prison | + | |
| − | On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court denied appeals by a group of detainees of this camp | + | On April 2, 2007, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] denied appeals by a group of detainees of this camp stating that it would be inappropriate to rule until the group had exhausted other remedies.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33180.pdf Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court, updated April 6, 2007.]</ref> |
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| + | [[Barack Hussein Obama]] often tried to close the camp,<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/alan-w-dowd/obamas-renewed-war-on-guantanamo/</ref> although he ultimately failed. | ||
== Guantanamo Bay == | == Guantanamo Bay == | ||
| + | [[File:Gitmo Aerial.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Guantanamo Bay]] | ||
| + | Guantanamo Bay is a coastal area on southeastern [[Cuba]] occupied and controlled by the United States government pursuant to a 1903 Lease Agreement with the newly independent Republic of Cuba subsequent to the Spanish–American War. The Agreement established that:<ref name="rasul">''Rasul v. Bush'', 542 U.S. 466 (2004) (quoting lease).</ref> | ||
| − | + | {{cquote| '''While the United States recognizes the continuance of the ultimate sovereignty of the Republic of Cuba over the [leased areas], the Republic of Cuba consents that during the period of the occupation by the United States . . . the United States shall exercise complete jurisdiction and control over and within said areas.'''}} | |
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| + | In 1934 the United States and Cuba entered into another treaty that provided that, absent an agreement to modify or abrogate the lease, it would remain in effect "[s]o long as the United States of America shall not abandon the . . . Naval Station of Guantanamo."<ref name="rasul" /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/ Joint Task Force Website] | *[http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/ Joint Task Force Website] | ||
*[http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf List of detainees at Guatanamo Bay] | *[http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2006/d20060515%20List.pdf List of detainees at Guatanamo Bay] | ||
| − | *[http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Detainee_Affairs/ US Dept of | + | *[http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/Detainee_Affairs/ US Dept of Defense site] |
| − | *[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118217520339739055.html?mod=mm_main_promo_left The Prison Poets Of Guantanamo Find a Publisher] | + | *[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118217520339739055.html?mod=mm_main_promo_left The Prison Terrorist Poets Of Guantanamo Find a Publisher] |
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Revision as of 11:23, April 13, 2017
The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a military prison of the United States of America on the southeastern tip of the island of Cuba. In this prison terrorists / enemy combatants can be held indefinitely without charge or trial.[1] 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.[2]
On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court denied appeals by a group of detainees of this camp stating that it would be inappropriate to rule until the group had exhausted other remedies.[3]
Barack Hussein Obama often tried to close the camp,[4] although he ultimately failed.
Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Bay is a coastal area on southeastern Cuba occupied and controlled by the United States government pursuant to a 1903 Lease Agreement with the newly independent Republic of Cuba subsequent to the Spanish–American War. The Agreement established that:[5]
| “ | While the United States recognizes the continuance of the ultimate sovereignty of the Republic of Cuba over the [leased areas], the Republic of Cuba consents that during the period of the occupation by the United States . . . the United States shall exercise complete jurisdiction and control over and within said areas. | ” |
In 1934 the United States and Cuba entered into another treaty that provided that, absent an agreement to modify or abrogate the lease, it would remain in effect "[s]o long as the United States of America shall not abandon the . . . Naval Station of Guantanamo."[5]
References
- ↑ Fox News; Mixed Rulings on Terror Detention Policies, June 28, 2004
- ↑ First post-Supreme Court habeas petitions filed on behalf of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Center for Constitutional Rights, 2004.
- ↑ Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court, updated April 6, 2007.
- ↑ http://frontpagemag.com/2013/alan-w-dowd/obamas-renewed-war-on-guantanamo/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466 (2004) (quoting lease).
