Forbidden knowledge: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
Here is the essay on Guantanamo.
Guantanamo Bay is arguably the most controversial detention camp/prison in the world, and also the most abusive. The U.S Naval base prison has been threatened to be shut down three times already, but The U.S has never managed to succeed. Guantanamo Bay should be closed for their inhumane and abusive ways, and here’s some of the reasons why.
Torture is easily one of the most discussed issues by both the government and human rights groups. people have even been making videos of the torture procedure in Guantanamo. The Navy personnel at the prison deny the fact that they abuse their detainees when interviews are conducted . Wikipedia stated in one of their articles, “ Mohammed al-Kahtani was never involved in any crimes, but was taken to Guantanamo to be interrogated for 12 hours. The process included being given 3 ½ bags of IV fluid, prohibition of use of bathroom, pouring water over the detainee’s face, female personnel humiliate the detainee sexually, soldiers play the American anthem and force the detainee to salute, and some more sexually related stuff.”. Now for something very depressing
Suicide lessons are given in every camp in Guantanamo Bay. The soldiers teach every detainee different ways to kill themselves and how to do it. In January of 2002, when prisoners were first getting taken to the detention camp, 41 unsuccessful suicides had been attempted by 25 different detainees and in June of 2006, 3 detainees were found dead it was due to suicidal actions. according to The Pentagon, “killed themselves in a suicide pact.”. The three men all have files that were released. Now, we transition to the biggest and final subject.
There are only 126 prisoners left at Guantanamo as of December 10, 2013. Even when there were more prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, almost 70% of all detainees were there just for being muslim. Secret files for all the detainees at G-bay and the most useful info was in the files for the first 201 detainees. Many people who are against the fact that more prisoners are innocent think the reason that is, may be because the U.S government was offering bounties for men who were in charge of Al Qaeda & Taliban suspects. According to WikiLeaks, “The documents also reveal stories of the other 399 prisoners released from September 2004 to the present day, and of the seven men who have died at the prison.”
So, again, I think the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison should be shut down for many inhumane ways that they treat their detainees, both physically and emotionally. From permanent injury in training for torture procedures, to innocent, muslim men being taken to the prison more than any other religion, these are just some of the many reasonson why Guantanamo is very criticized.
Work Cited:
Torture is easily one of the most discussed issues by both the government and human rights groups. people have even been making videos of the torture procedure in Guantanamo. The Navy personnel at the prison deny the fact that they abuse their detainees when interviews are conducted . Wikipedia stated in one of their articles, “ Mohammed al-Kahtani was never involved in any crimes, but was taken to Guantanamo to be interrogated for 12 hours. The process included being given 3 ½ bags of IV fluid, prohibition of use of bathroom, pouring water over the detainee’s face, female personnel humiliate the detainee sexually, soldiers play the American anthem and force the detainee to salute, and some more sexually related stuff.”. Now for something very depressing
Suicide lessons are given in every camp in Guantanamo Bay. The soldiers teach every detainee different ways to kill themselves and how to do it. In January of 2002, when prisoners were first getting taken to the detention camp, 41 unsuccessful suicides had been attempted by 25 different detainees and in June of 2006, 3 detainees were found dead it was due to suicidal actions. according to The Pentagon, “killed themselves in a suicide pact.”. The three men all have files that were released. Now, we transition to the biggest and final subject.
There are only 126 prisoners left at Guantanamo as of December 10, 2013. Even when there were more prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, almost 70% of all detainees were there just for being muslim. Secret files for all the detainees at G-bay and the most useful info was in the files for the first 201 detainees. Many people who are against the fact that more prisoners are innocent think the reason that is, may be because the U.S government was offering bounties for men who were in charge of Al Qaeda & Taliban suspects. According to WikiLeaks, “The documents also reveal stories of the other 399 prisoners released from September 2004 to the present day, and of the seven men who have died at the prison.”
So, again, I think the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison should be shut down for many inhumane ways that they treat their detainees, both physically and emotionally. From permanent injury in training for torture procedures, to innocent, muslim men being taken to the prison more than any other religion, these are just some of the many reasonson why Guantanamo is very criticized.
Work Cited:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp#Torture
http://rt.com/op-edge/gitmo-strike-torture-inmate-724/
http://wikileaks.org/gitmo/
http://rt.com/op-edge/gitmo-strike-torture-inmate-724/
http://wikileaks.org/gitmo/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/oct/11/guantanamo-bay-hunger-strikes-video-animation Here is a video that goes deeper into life at Guantanamo Bay.