Guantanamo
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- proper noun
- /ɡwɑːnˈtɑːnəmoʊ/
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Guantánamo
- But if you look at Guantanamo Bay, you know, President Obama vowed to end Guantanamo Bay.
- Guantanamo Bay
- Guantanamo detainees
- Guantanamo, Cuba
You know, I went to one time Guantanamo Bay and did some stand up down there.
- You know, I went to one time Guantanamo Bay and did some stand up down there.
- And I wrote back and I said Guantanamo, Cuba, like, why would I send them to Cuba?
- If you're watching the video of this, they are going to leave for Guantanamo Bay.
- But if you look at Guantanamo Bay, you know, President Obama vowed to end Guantanamo Bay.
- We have prisoners in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba that are not protected by the Constitution or our legitimate legal system.
- That's the word, from Guantanamo to Bagram and Abu Ghraib.
- Is that like a smiley Guantanamo Count Boniface?
- These are people, these are human beings in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Guantanamo.
- Yeah, man, that's basically Guantanamo Bay.
- And in fact, the torture report tells us that the CIA has made a policy decision that Abu Zubaydah will never leave Guantanamo, ever.
- And so part of the that year long course is yes, it's de radicalizing these men, but it's also treating them for PTSD from Guantanamo.
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Nevertheless, as of November 2005, the United States continued to hold five hundred detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
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Nearly seven hundred men are being held at "Camp X-Ray" in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Only now do I think about some of the people in Guantanamo Bay must be in a similar situation.
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The government selected Guantanamo Bay for at least two reasons.
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The limiting factor with respect to the Guantanamo detainees is the status of the military conflict itself.
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The question for the U.S. government grows ever more pressing: When Guantanamo Bay closes, where should these detainees be sent?
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Approximately 1,000 were sent to the U.S. naval base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be detained as enemy combatants.
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Human rights abuses at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay have even further sullied the United States' reputation and honor.
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Many discussions focus on the future of the military base located in Guantanamo, Cuba.
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The United States has maintained a naval facility at Guantanamo since the early 20th century.
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Etymology
Guantanamo comes from a place name used by the Taíno, the original people of the Caribbean, and is often said to mean 'place near the bay' or 'land between rivers'. So the name simply describes the location, which is why it is the name of the city and the naval base there.