8 Years Ago The First Detainees Arrived At Guantanamo



Eight Years in Guantanamo -- Counter Terrorism Blog

On January 11, 2002, the first prisoners from the war on terror in Afghanistan arrived at the United States Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay on an Air Force cargo plane, wearing orange jump suits, face masks, shackles and manacles. On that first day, about 23 suspected enemy combatants were locked into the wire cages of the now-abandoned “Camp X-Ray.”

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Spain Will Likely Accept 2 Guantanamo Prisoners -- New York Times/AP
NY judge to hear complaints of terror suspect held in Guantanamo Bay, CIA camps for 5 years -- Canadian Press
NYC Judge to Hear Gitmo Detainee Arguments -- CBS
NY Judge to Hear From Guantanamo Suspect's Lawyers -- New York Times/AP
NY judge to hear from Guantanamo suspect's lawyers -- Washington Post
More Guantanamo Detainees Returning to the Battlefield, Sources Say -- FOX News
Court upholds U.S. right to hold Guantanamo prisoners -- L.A. Times
China warns Switzerland over accepting Uighur detainees -- Radio Netherlands
Activists plan DC rally, march on Guantanamo -- Washington Examiner
Rights group urges Guantanamo closing -- UPI
Photos offer new view of Guantanamo detainees -- McClatchy News
Guantánamo's unhappy eighth birthday -- Kate Allen, The Guardian
Celebrate Gitmo's Eighth Birthday With A McClatchy Read-In -- Huffington Post

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