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Guantanamo BAY

Guantanamo BAY. By: Mike Cleek. History of Guantanamo Bay. Current State of Guantanamo Bay. Still in existence Prisoners “receive” military tribunals (Many do not) Torture Sleep deprivation Stress positions Exploitations of wounds Semi-starvation . Opposing Viewpoints.

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Guantanamo BAY

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  1. Guantanamo BAY By: Mike Cleek

  2. History of Guantanamo Bay

  3. Current State of Guantanamo Bay • Still in existence • Prisoners “receive” military tribunals • (Many do not) • Torture • Sleep deprivation • Stress positions • Exploitations of wounds • Semi-starvation

  4. Opposing Viewpoints For Terrorist Torture • May prevent many deaths. • Well deserved. • Does not compare to what happens to our captured soldiers. • May cause unknown information to come forth. • Against Terrorist Torture • Represents us sinking to their level. • Weakens international law. • Can lead to false information. • Creates sympathy for individuals who do not deserve it. • Chance that an innocent person is tortured.

  5. Obama Administration and Democratic Views • Still wants to close Guantanamo Bay detention facility. • Wants to “review our detention and interrogation policy”. • Prohibits the use of torture on detainees.

  6. Republican Party Position • Do not want dangerous prisoners in their country. • Closing without a plan will cause trouble. • Guantanamo Bay is an ideal place to hold prisoners.

  7. Different Candidate’s Views • Rick Perry • Supported the opening of Guantanamo Bay • Also supports the death penalty • Michele Bachmann • Supports the use of Guantanamo Bay • Supports military tribunals • Does not believe that detainees should have access to the U.S. Court System • Mitt Romney • Thinks that “we ought to double Guantanamo” • Does not want detainees on our soil • Does not think that detainees should be tried in the U.S. court system.

  8. Bibliography Works Cited • 1962, October. "Cuban Missile Crisis." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis>. • 2005, November. "Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp>. • 31, December. "Guantanamo Bay Timeline (washingtonpost.com)." The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://projects.washingtonpost.com/guantanamo/timeline/>. • Drake, Bruce. "Republicans: Don't Bring Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Our States." Politics News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/01/22/republicans-dont-bring-gitmo-detainees-to- our-s tates/>. • "Foreign Policy." The White House. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.<http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign- policy>. • "GOP Race: Rick Perry Sails through TV Debate as Michele Bachmann Comes up Short | Mail Online." Home | Mail Online. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2034956/GOP- race-Rick-Perry-sailes-TV- debate-Michele-Bachmann-comes-short.html>. • "Guantanamo Bay [GTMO] "GITMO"" GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/guantanamo-bay.htm>. • Messerli, Joe. "BalancedPolitics.org - Terrorist Prisoner Enhanced Interrogation and Torture (Pros & Cons, Arguments For and Against, Advantages & Disadvantages)." BalancedPolitics.org - Free Balanced, Non- Partisan Discussion of Political & Social Issues for Debate (Pros and Cons - Decision Making Politics). 21 May 2011. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.balancedpolitics.org/prisoner_torture.htm>. • Summary of Information on Michele Bachmann." PoliGu.com - The Political Guide - 2012 Election Headquarters. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/rep_bios.php?rep_id=54464227>. • ThinkProgress. "Romney: ‘We Ought To Double Guantanamo’." Www.thinkprogress.org. 16 May 2007. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2007/05/16/12919/romney-guantanamo/>.

  9. Pictures • http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/images/guantanamo-bay_cuba-gate.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Gitmo_Aerial.jpg • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://how-to-sleep.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/sleep-deprivation..21.jpg&imgrefurl=http://how-to-sleep.us/sleep-deprivation-treatment/&usg=__BDLV4MilhUN4ym_WCUaOJvSPbJQ=&h=199&w=207&sz=9&hl=en&start=10&zoom=1&tbnid=tiXDgXpojDGC_M:&tbnh=101&tbnw=105&ei=a8pyTu6JBOHq0gGZ8rWrCg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsleep%2Bdeprivation%26hl%3Den%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1 • http://www.wingmakers.co.nz/half-lotus.jpe • http://www.bloggernews.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/president-obama.jpg • http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b3GHoGMBNpY/SwIeZYkpakI/AAAAAAAAEuM/mdMYT3uprbQ/s1600/Michele+Bachmann+For+President+In+2012.jpg • http://www.lifenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/romny9.jpg • http://thelibertyblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Rick-Perry-Lone-Star.jpg • http://www.dailypolitical.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Republican-Party.gif • http://www.nndb.com/people/360/000022294/george-w-bush.jpg • http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01561/Guantanamo-Bay_1561429c.jpg

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