Tag: Guantánamo Bay
The Remarkable Similarities of Gitmo and Israeli Military Courts
Two Decades Later, We Still Know Too Little About the Government’s Torture Program
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Will Biden Shut Down Guantánamo?
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Journey to Guantánamo: A Week in America’s Notorious Penal Colony
If it’s your first visit to Guantánamo Bay, you might be forgiven for expecting the world’s most notorious prison site to look more like a garrisoned penal colony than a sleepy suburb in Southern California. But when you realize that the actual detention facility is tucked away in a far corner of this 45-square-mile naval base, and that what you can and cannot see will be determined almost completely by the same
Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo?
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Here’s How We End America’s Forever Wars
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What Biden Must Do to Right the Wrongs of Guantánamo
Many Americans like to tell themselves a story about the choices the country makes in times of national crisis. We see our country’s policies as a pendulum. We may overreact at first, temporarily sacrificing principles and rights to meet the emergency at hand. But eventually the crisis recedes, and in restoring our commitment to foundational principles and the rule of law, we push the pendulum back toward equilibrium.
This story is comforting; it makes sense of America’s reactions to crises